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476 BCE
Rome-Fall of the Empire
The Roman empire covered 44 modern-day countries and was too large to be controlled by one city. Emperor Diocletian tried to fix this by dividing the empire into two parts, but it only weakened both areas.They had economic trouble because of military overspending.
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476
Dark Ages
During the middle ages, the Catholic church gained political and
economic power. This time period was also called "The Age of Faith"
There was little advancements . The Catholic -
1271
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of holy wars between Christians and Muslims to get back holy land. Pope Urban II granted forgiveness of all sins to those who volunteered to fight in the Crusade which gave them their ticket into heaven. Trade from european ships (that transported crusaders) revived towns and cities grew and prospered. -
1346
The Black Death
The Black Death was an epidemic of bubonic plague; it killed a third of Europe's population during medieval Europe era. Rat fleas on cargo ships transmitted the disease. It started the system and demand for laborers and made the Feudal Manor System fall. Because of little medical knowledge, people began to question their faith/ the church and blamed the Jews. -
1450
Colombian Exchange
The Colombian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals, disease, and ideas between the New and Old Worlds. Crops that were native to the Americas became staples in diets of Europeans. The new variety of food helped people live longer because it provided substantial nutrition. Disease brought over to America led to the death of millions of Native Americans. -
Period: 1492 to
Beginnings to Exploration
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1508
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was the era that rebirthed interest in education, critical thinking, and art. Leonardo DaVinci, mostly known for painting Mona Lisa and the Last Supper did a lot of work with anatomy. He was also an inventor ahead of his time for many of his ideas werent touched upon until much later. -
English Colonization-Roanoke
Roanoke was the first attempt at a colony in America, its also known as the lost colony. John White returns from a delayed supply trip only to find no trace of the 100 or so colonists he left behind, just the word “CROATOAN” carved into a nearby tree. Since there were no signs of violence, some believe that colonists got attacked, were scared of something and moved, or assimilated into an Indian tribe known as the Croatans. -
John Smith
John Smith was responsible for the survival of the colony of Virginia, which was England’s first permanent colony in the New World. Jamestown survived two winters because -
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English Colonial Societies
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules, the first agreement for America's self-government.It was signed in 1620 by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. The document agreed to accept majority rule and participate in a government in the best interest of all members of the colony. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony- Anne Hutchinson
Since there was no separation of church and state, the governor of the colony, John Winthrop feared that Anne Hutchinson was working with the devil and establishing "a community of corrupt women." -
Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parlament in the 1660s. It restricted the use of foreign shipping trade and allowed only between England and its colonies. Its was to ensure that only England benefited from colonial trade -
The Enlightenment-Sir Isaac Newton
Reason and progressive drove the Enlightenment. Sir Isaac Newton was a scientist and mathematician. He invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. He is mostly known for inventing a type of reflecting telescope. -
Rebellion of Indentured Servants
Planter Nathaniel Bacon led the Rebellion of Indentured Servants. Backcountry farmers and indentured servants participated. Bacon's Rebellion grew since Governor William Berkeley's refused to protect backcountry settlers from Indian attacks. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began after a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil, they accused several women of witchcraft. The trials end when they accuse the governor's wife of witchcraft. By the end, many were executed. Salem recognized the trials as a mistake years later. -
Act of Union (1707)
The Act of Union combined England and Scotland into the state of Great Britain. It still let Scotland maintain some of their old institutions so that they didn't lose all power. -
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Colonial America
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Triangular Trade
The triangular trade was a three-part merchant's route, a system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.The second leg of the triangular trade had slaves brought over to the Americas is known as the Middle passage. -
Middle Passage
About 11 million slaves were transported via the middle passage Slaves were required because producing many of the products needed slave labor. Ships were crowded, so disease ravaged the slaves.Many slaves being transported died on the way across the Middle Passage -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious movement which swept through the colonies and Europe during the mid-1700s.
It was the first real common colonial experience. There was a rapid growth of evangelical religions: Methodist and Baptist.
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Seven-Years War / French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought between England and France.It was on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated the French in1763. It also established England as number one world power. -
Treaty of Paris – 1763
The Treaty of Paris (1763) was the official end of the Seven Years War.It gave England control of all French land in North America. -
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Revolutionary War
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was Britains way to raise money in the colonies to pay for the French and Indian war. It made colonist pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Colonist felt that this was jeopardizing the essential right of the colonists as Englishmen. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists who were taunting them. Five colonists died, and because of that, they used this incident as an excuse to fuel the Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against increased tea prices. Colonists disguised as Indians and dumped British tea into Boston Harbor since they wouldn't let ships bring tea ashore. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect was Britain's absence in colonial America due to pressing issues in England left the colonies alone, for the most part. It was the idea that the colonies benefited by being left alone, as long as they remained loyal to England. As years passed the colonist grew accustomed to making their own rules. -
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It declared the Thirteen Colonies in North America independent from Britain and the formation of a new country, the USA. All political connection between them and the State of Great Britain were dissolved entirely. The signing of the document was completed by August 2 but went into effect on July 4th. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called 'Common Sense' and it convinced many Americans that it was time to declare independence from Britain. It claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the nations first constitution. The document was limited because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the power to tax, regulate trade, or control coinage. -
Treaty of Paris – 1783
The Treaty of Paris (1783) was to end the Revolutionary War. It established original borders of the United States, but some boundaries were disputed/undefined. The United States was seen as an independent nation. -
Shay’s Rebellion
Shay’s Rebellion was a conflict in Massachusettes that demonstrated the need to change the Articles. The revolt was a protest by farmers, created by the high taxes and forced selling of their property.It caused many to criticize the AOC and admit the weak central government was not working. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance established a system for setting up governments in the western territories. Because of that, they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states. It provided the foundation for governing much of western territory. The law created a new territory north of the Ohio River. -
The Great Debate
While federalist supported the constitution during the debate over its ratification; Antifederalist Opposed to a strong central government. Antifederalist saw undemocratic tendencies in the Constitution and insisted on the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia plan proposed by James Madison includes three branches of government to strengthen the central government.
The plan declares that states got a number of representatives in Congress based on their population. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey plan was the opposite of the Virginia Plan. It proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote; which created a dispute between bigger states and smaller states. -
Three Branches
To prevent a branch from abusing power, a system of Checks and Balances came into place. It allows each branch of to limit the powers of the others. The Legislative Branch makes the laws; the Judicial Branch interprets laws Executive Branch Carries out and enforces the laws. -
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The New Republic
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Bill of Rights
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The Age of Jefferson
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Britain’s financial situation after the French and Indian War
Britain didn't ask for money in the treaty of Paris 1863, and because of that, they had financial trouble. With just coming out of the seven-year war, they were broke and turned to the colonists to pay for the war. Britain taxed the colonist in order pay for the war which in turn made them unhappy.
