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Shay's Rebellion
(1786-1787) Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention,the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
This act created the Judiciary act, including the Supreme Court. -
Marbury v. Madison
The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress, (the Judiciary Act of 1789). -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, or Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. -
Second Great Awakening
1790-1840
The Second Great Awakening allowed for more people to go to Church, and allowed for the growth of new Christian denominations. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War. They were signed into law by President John Adams. -
Revolution of 1800
Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. The election was a realigning election that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican Party rule and the eventual demise of the Federalist Party in the First Party System. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase took place because the US expanded westward in 1803. -
Embargo Act 1807
The Embargo act was to prohibit US vessels from trading with European nations. Because of this the British and American shipping and markets were affected a lot. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was cause when France decided to stop attack on the American ships. Because of this war the Native American armies were defeated and the US became stronger. -
Election of 1816 (beginning of Era of Good Feelings)
This was the first election that has to be decided by popular vote. -
Election of 1824
The term Corrupt Bargain refers to three historic incidents in American history in which political agreement was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints. Two of these involved resolution of indeterminate or disputed electoral votes from the United States presidential election process, and the third involved the disputed use of a presidential pardon. In all three cases, the president so elevated served a single term, or singula -
Election of 1828
The United States presidential election of 1828 featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson, the runner-up in the 1824 election. -
Indian Removal Act 1830
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The act authorized him to negotiate with the Indians in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands. -
Nullification Crisis 1832
The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. This ordinance declared by the power of the State that the federal Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and therefore null and void within the sovereign boundaries of South Carolina. The controversial and highly protective Tariff of 1828 (known to its detractors as the "Tariff of Abominations") was enacted into law during the presidency of -
Dawes Act
The Dawes Act allowed for the head of an Indian family to get 160 acres of farmland or 320 acres of grazing land. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
This Massacre was when the Indians did a Ghost Dance, in which made the white feel threatened. -
Founding of the NAACP
This was signed to help stop racial discrimination. -
Harlem Renaissance
1918-1937
This was a huge blooson in the the African American culture. This helped out with things such as arts, music, theater, etc. -
First Red Scare
1919-1920
The First Red Scare was a big thing because it was a big time in America when American was scared of being a communist country. -
Red Summer
During the Red Summer, there was a lot of riots that occured. This was after World War 1. -
Election of 1932
The United States presidential election of 1932 took place in the midst of the Great Depression that had ruined the promises of incumbent President Herbert Hoover to bring about a new era of prosperity. -
Attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology -
Creation of NATO
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security -
Fall of China to Communism
Communist government of mainland China; proclaimed in 1949 following military success of Mao Zedong over forces of Chiang Kai-shek and the Guomindang. -
Korean War
(1950-1953)
The war between North and South Korea. -
Election of 1952
This was the election that was won by Eisenhower. -
New Deal
When the economy was in a great Depression, the New Deal helped out a lot of families and people and unemployed workers to regain them.
