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104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America -
This was a religious revival that impacted the early English colonies in America. The movement came at a time when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had grown stale. Christian leaders would preach about the gospel, emphasizing salvation from sins and promoting enthusiasm for Christianity. The result was a renewed dedication toward religion. -
On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. This kicked off the American Revolutionary War. -
56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. This is one of the most important parts of American history as it marked the beginning of the US's independence. -
The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans such as writing the Constitution. -
Protestant religious revival in the United States. Many churches experienced a great increase in membership, particularly among Methodist and Baptist churches. The Second Great Awakening made soul-winning the primary function of ministry and stimulated several moral reforms, including temperance and the emancipation of women. -
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. ... With the votes tied, the election was thrown to the House of Representatives -
The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from Napoleonic France in 1803 for $15 milion. Napoleon sold this territory because he needed money for his military. -
The Missouri Compromise, passed in 1820, admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It was meant to appease the pro-slavery South and the abolitionist in the North. -
This was when Andrew Jackson got elected after losing the previous election. This election was the first in which a majority of states held conventions to endorse a candidate. -
The forced removal of Native Americans from their land to specific territories West of the Mississippi River. It was a difficult and sometimes deadly journey in which a large number of people died. -
This was a conflict between the U.S. state of South Carolina and the federal government of the United States in 1832–33. Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law. -
This was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War. -
Trapped by the Federals near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. This directly lead to the end of the Civil War which was the bloodiest conflict in US history. -
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House