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The Mayflower compact was one of the very first documents that established self-governance amongst the colonists. (1620)
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This system began in the Jamestown colony as an attempt to combat labor shortages due to the demanding cultivation of tobacco.
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This was a rebellion held by Virginia settlers against Colonial Governor William Berkeley and was one of the first acts of colonial rebellion (1675-1676).
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The Great Awakening was a large religious revival in the British American colonies (1720-1740)
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The British American colonies were against the French and Britain ended up gaining huge masses of territory (1754-1763)
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This was a period in which the colonies were left to do their own thing because Britain was busy handling their own issues.
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Also known as the first Continental Congress, this was a meeting held in New York between British colonists.
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This was the requirement that colonists had to house British soldiers if and whenever needed.
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This was a confrontation between British soldiers and colonists where several people ended up being shot and killed. This attack was seen as unprovoked but it is really unclear as to what officially happened.
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The Boston Tea Party was when colonists threw hundreds of boxes of tea belonging to Britain into the ocean in protest of high tariffs/taxes and unfair treatment from the mother country (Britain).
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This was an armed uprising against the raising of taxes from the colonists,
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This compromise created two legislative bodies within congress.
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The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against the tax on whiskey imposed by congress to aid the growing federal deficit.
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The bill of rights was created to outline the individual guaranteed rights of American citizens.
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This was a treaty between the U.S and Spain which created a boarder between the U.S and Florida.
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This was the very first court ruling in which the supreme court declared an act of congress as unconstitutional.
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Federal Courts have the ability to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.
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This was when congress prohibited American ships from trading in any foreign ports amidst the French and British War.
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This was a series of meetings in which new England federalists met to discuss their grievances with the ongoing war of 1812.
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This doctrine establishes that North and South America are no longer open to colonization. It prohibits European countries/powers from interfering with independent governments in the Americas.
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The Era of Good Feelings (1815-1825) was a relatively tame era in U.S history in which there was national patriotism and unity amongst Americans after the War of 1812.
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The Trail of tears was a series of forced displacements of over 60,000 Native Americans by the U.S government per the "Indian Removal Act".
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This was a political argument over whether or not the second Bank of the United States should be renewed. President at the time Andrew Jackson strongly opposed the bank which created strong debates over what exactly should be done.
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Started by Henry Clay the whig party believed in a strong federal government.
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This treaty solved boarder issues between the U.S and British North American colonies.
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Manifest Destiny was the belief that it was the will of God for America to spread democracy and expand as far out across the world as possible.
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This was known as one of the very first women's rights conventions.
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This war was started due to westward expansion and boarder issues over Texas.
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This Act was a part of the Compromise of 1850 and it required that run-away slaves be returned to their owners even if they were already in a free state.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book which fueled the abolitionist cause/movement as it made people sympathy.
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This was a document which describes the rationale for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain. Denial from Spain would mean cause for War.
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This was signed by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and it declared that all slaves in Rebel States were free. This was a huge part and turning point of the war.
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This was the period of time in which the government was filled with radical republicans who passes a series of legislation in favor of civil rights (1863-1877).
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This was founded by an Evangelical minister with the goal of feeding and housing the poor.
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This ammendment abolished slavery in the United States during the midst of the civil war.
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This act was created in order to limit the power of the president to remove office-holders without the approval of the Senate first.
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These laws were a series of laws that supported/favored farmers after the civil war. The Granger Movement began after the civil war.
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This was an event which damaged the image and carreers of several prominent Gilded Age Politicians. This was also a prime example of political corruption (1872-1873).
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This battle a loss for the U.S and a win for Native Americans. This battle was the worst defeat of the plain wars.
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This was a supreme court case which resulted in the limitation of the rights of states to control or impede pm interstate commerce.
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This was a peaceful protest of laborers which turned into a violent riot after bombs were thrown at police officers. Laborers were protesting their low wages and poor working conditions.
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This not only prohibited Chinese immigrants but usually Asian immigrants in general.
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This act allowed the U.S to divide Native American land into small smaller factions to be sold.
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This was a law designed to regulate the railroad industry and control it's monopolistic practices.
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This was one of the first limitations on freedom of speech and press as it highlighted the dangers of unlimited speech.
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The Pullman Strike was a widespread railroad boycott that disrupted railway traffic. The U.S government had to issue federal troops to contain the violent strikes.
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This was the idea that black people should achieve social responsibility from learning working skills in their education.
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The supreme court ruled that separate but equal was constitutional which supported segregation.
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Racial segregation was constitutional according to the ruling of the supreme court.
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The Teller Ammendment essentially declared that the U.S could not annex Cuba but would instead help Cuba to gain independence then completely withdraw U.S troops. This ammendment was a result of the Spanish-American War.
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This ammendment listed the stipulations of the U.S withdrawal of troops from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War.
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President Theodore Roosevelt's approach to dealing with Latin-America was through his so-called "Big Stick Policy" which was how he handled foreign affairs.
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This supreme court case ruling ruled against the stockholders of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroad companies who has basically formed a monopoly.
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This book highlighted the unsanitary conditions of the meat industry which eventually influenced the founding of the FDA and public health and safety being taken more seriously.
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This was the U.S almost showing off it's naval abilities to the rest of the world.
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A foreign policy tactic which was used to establish good relations with Latin America.
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This was when President Theodore Roosevelt visitied Kansas and proposed his ideal of a "new nationalism" free from special protections for businesses.
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This ammendment allowed congress to assign and collect taxes on various incomes without interference from the state.
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This act was made to implement economic stability in the U.S by introducing a central bank.
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This act declared strikes, boycotts, and labor unions legal under federal law.
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This Committee was created to fuel public support of World War One.
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This was a secretive communication issued from the German force that proposed a millitary alliance between Mexico and Germany if the United States entered WW1.
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This Act was made to enforce the 18th ammendment by prohibiting the sale and manufacturing of alcohol.
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This treaty officially marked the end of world war one.
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Normalcy was President Warren G. Harding's campaign slogan for the election of 1920's.
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The lost generation describes the people who came of age during the 1920's and refers to the post-war generation.
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The objective of this conference was to limit the naval arms race and establish security agreements in the Pacific after World War One.
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This act made quotas more strict and heavily limited immigration.
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The New Deal was a series of programs created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to better the economy and American citizens after the Great Depression.
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This allowed the president to regulate business industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate the economic recovery.
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The Agricultural Adjustment Act was a part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. The New Deal was a series of programs that were designed to guide Americans and the economy out of the great depression.
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These were a series of acts to keep America out of war and was a result of an attempt to remain isolationist.
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This act established the National Labor Relations Board which addressed the relationship between workers unions and employers.
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This was established to protect the rights of employees and employers to prevent practices that can harm the workers.
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This was a part of Franklin D. Roosevelts New Deal which was a series of programs created to help carry the U.S out of the Great Depression.
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Executive Order 9066 ordered all Japanese Americans to be sent to interment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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The supreme court ruling of this case against Japanese Internment was that public discrimination was not prohibited because it was not a state act.
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This was a law that provided benefits for returning veterans from World War Two.
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This was the generation born post World War Two. The birth-rate increased after the war (1946-1964)
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NATO or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an international government/military's alliance between 30 European and North American countries established after the threat and spread of communism resulting from the Cold War.
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This War started as a result of the U.S's attempt to contain communism. This was one of the first actual military actions of the Cold War.
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Brown V. Board of Education was a supreme court case that was a huge success for the civil rights movement. This case rules racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
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This was a Civil Rights protest against segregation in which Black-Americans would perform sit-ins at "white only" dinners across the U.S.
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This was established to help the people of the countries involved gain training and to promote world peace.
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The Bay of Pigs was the failed invasion of Cuba in an attempt to remove Fidel Castro from power. This is important because it fueled the "Cuban Missile Crisis" which most believe was the height of the Cold War.
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Proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson was the great society which would declare war on poverty.
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This act outlawed discriminatory voting practices adopted after the civil war.
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This ruling declared that criminal suspects prior to police questioning must be informed of their rights (Miranda Rights/Miranda Law).
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This was passed by congress and it established a guaranteed gender equality for both men and women.
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This was when police arrested burglars in the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate in Washington D.C. This was linked to President Richard Nixon's reelection.
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These were a set of political agreements between Egypt, Israel and the U.S president at Camp David in Washington D.C.
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The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal which occurred during the administration of Ronald Reagan (1985-1987).
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This war was in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait arising from oil disputes.
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This was a devastating terrorist attack by the Islamic group Al-Qaeda against the U.S targeting the twin towers in the WCT.
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Osama Bin Laden was the founder of the first Islamic militaria group who was killed by the U.S in 2011.