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Europeans who were sailing on a search for gold and riches hit land in what ended up being known as the "New World."
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He first thought this was an island. He was in search of gold.
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He left from cuba with eleven ships and hundreds of men.
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With one out of five ships remaining, Ferdinand Magellan returned home to Spain.
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Francisco Pizarro crushes the Incas of Peru adding to Spanish wealth.
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She was protestant, causing protestantism to become dominent in England
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They had three ships that landed by the Chesapeake Bay, they were attacked by Indians.
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They were dieased and left in the spring.
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Dutch warships arrived near Jamestown to sell around 20 Africans.
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Lord Baltimore founded this which was the second plantation colony and the fourth English colony.
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Passed by local representative assembly, supported by the Catholics of Maryland.
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This was the biggest prize of several west Indian islands claimed by England
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Revealed that not many Indians remained, only about 2000.
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These settlers come from Borbados and brought slaves and slave code.
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An Indian uprising caused by missionaries efforts to supress native religious customs.
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English considered these people extinct because of disease, disorganization, and disposability.
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Savannah Indians end their alliance with Carolinians and move to both Pennsylvania and Maryland
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Slaves agricultural skills contributed to this
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Each segment became a royal colony
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Happened because of the conquest of Yamasees. These were the southern Indian tribes
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A religious revival that began in Northampton, Massachusetts
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one of the nine world wars, occured right before the senev years war.
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French and Indians actually sort of had an alliance, started after death of Jemonville
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One of the most significant engagements for both Britain and America
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first tax to anger colonies, tax on sugar
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Allowed British soldiers to house in colonists houses
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included tax on tea; colonists drank very much tea
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11 people injured, Crispus Attacks died
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Response to the Townshend act on tea, dumped 342 chests into the harbor while dressed like Indians.
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response to the British tea party
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first military engagements of the revolution
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Pamphlet stating reasons for independence such as a smaller body shouldnt rule a larger body
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Battle where the colonists won the French's assistance
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British realize its better to have the colonists as alies
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Ben Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams nedotiated with French and British
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The justice system should interpret the constitution
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Decides this should be his final termin office
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Farmers protest against a tax put on whiskey
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British would stop enslaving Americans
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Twenty thousand dollars paid for Indians to move off land
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Washington warned that political parties would split the country and said not to ake permanent alliances
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America would have to pay a lot of money just to talk to a representative from France
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At saying people couldnt say anything bad about the government. Jefferson strongly disagreed
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Said you must wait 14 years to become a citizen
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Had to do with the compact theory and the right to nullify the government.
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Jefferson wins against Adams who was running for a second term
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Not actually a convention, it was a treaty making peace with France.
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Adams appoints 16 new judges (midnight judges) to 16 newly opened positions in court
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Jefferson purchases land from Napoleon, it was a great deal.
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Adams appointed 16 new court members and Madison wouldnt hand out the papers. Marbury sued but Marshall sided with Madison
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The two brothers explore the Louisianna Purchase with the help of Sacogewea
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Britain demands the return of men when attacking American ships.
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rAmerica reopens trade with everyone except Britain and France.
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America gains control of Lake Erie thanks to Oliver Hazard Perry
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Constructed because of Clinton, used to connect waterways.
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This panic happens because of overspeculation of western land.
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Missouri becomes a slave state and Maine is broken off and becomes a free state to even things out.
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Western lands sell for a dollar and twenty five cents per acre.
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When Henry Clay is left to decide who becomes president, John Quincy Adams bribes him
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Alaska was claimed because it ran onto the west coast
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Jackson easily wins after 4 years of campaigning.
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Indians forced to move west to oklahoma, they take the trail of tears.
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South compromises after the Tariff of Abominations and the Tariff of 1832 which lessened the Tariff of Abominations
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This panic hurt the west the most and was caused by inflation
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Poorly paid workers fight for labor unions and win.
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Ended the war and added land to the U.S.
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Many people rushed to California for the riches of gold
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This treaty revolved around building the Nicaragua Canal
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Franklin Pierce runs against Winfield Scott, Pierce ends up winning.
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National road, construction began many years earlier,
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Purchase of a railroad, the last major continental purchase
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America makes a list of demands for buying land and decide to start a war if it wasnt for sell.
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Formed by Stephen Douglas, this act repealled the Missouri Compromise.
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Civil war begins in Kansas and would lead to the rest of the country going into Civil war.
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Sumner bashes the Kansas Nebraska act and Brooks beats Sumner
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This is when many businesses began to fail
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Scot, a slave fights for freedom, Chief Justice Taney rules against him.
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Series of debates while both men were running for senator. The debates revolved around slaverry.
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Included Douglas and Bell, Lincoln wins easily.
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Two companies were involved. Union Pacif which hired Irish and Central Pacific which hired Chinese
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Grant only voted once in his life. He wins because he is well known and respected.
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Takes place in New York City. The guy running this is eventually prosecuted by Samuel Tilden.
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Investors made sure that their companies recieved jobs at inflated prices.
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Millions of dollars are stolen from US government under Grants presidency.
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Bell almost didnt recieve credit but he turned in his patten first.
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Killed by a stalwart in hopes that Arthur would give him a better reward for it.
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Chinese no longer could move to America. If they were alrwady here they were allowed to stay.
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He wins against a guy named James Blaine.
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Elected because nobody agreed with Clevelands views on tarifs
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Raises taxes to 48% or $8 cents for a dollar.
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Steel workers strike. Pinkertons are hired to force them back to work.
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Reelected when nobody agreed witht he McKinley tariff
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When the depression occur America goes to J.P Morgan for help instead of another country
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Discrimination was allowed as long as the government didnt do it.
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Happened in Havana harbor, there were different rumors about what happened. The rumors included Spain purposely blowing up the ship and a boiler room accident.
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Happened because of Cuban Independence. The united States wanted to help Cuba gain their Independence.
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This said that once the United States defeated Spain, they would give Cuba their Independence.
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Queen Liliuokalini is the ruler of Hawaii until the United States overthrows her.. This makes Cleveland feell bad.
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This was brought about by John Hay to help bring respect to China.
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This targetted CHristian missionaries and opposed outsiders.
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This election was McKinley against Bryan. McKinley had to choose Roosevelt for his vice president against his will.
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These said that new territories claimed by America would not automatically gain all United States rights.
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Roosevelt has to take over in office after McKinley is killed. Rumors went around that McKinley would survive and recover.
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After disputes they finally began. This canal would help the United States navy in several ways.
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This was added by Roosevelt after the Venezuela Crisis
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An agreement with Japan saying that the United States would not interfere with restrictions on Japanese immigration.
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The United States built new ships for our navy. We then took these ships around the world claiming it was to show we wanted peace.
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Agreement between the united states and Japan. Confirmed independence of China and territorial status.
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National Association for the advancement of Colored people is founded/ created.
