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Jamestown Founding
Jamestown was the first permeant English settlement in America. Because of the success of this town America became the great country it is today. -
Plymouth Colony
This was a settlement started by the people who came over on the Mayflower. This town was very religious, and they had left England to gain religious freedom. This town started the tradition of Thanksgiving, which is still celebrated today. -
George Washington
He was the first president of America. He oversaw the creation of a strong, well-financed country. He stayed out of many wars. -
French and Indian War
This was a war fought between the colonies of British America and New France. Both sides had Native American allies. This war killed many Americans along with other people from France. It also caused death for Native Americans. -
Boston Massacre
This incident also called the incident on King Street was when British soldiers killed 5 civilians and injured 6. This was a big contributor to the revolutionary wa -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest. The protesters destroyed a shipment of tea by dumping it into the harbor to make a point about the taxes. This was a large contributor to the Revolutionary war. -
The first Congress
This was a group of delegates from 12 colonies. This congress made many decisions that made America the country it is today. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the first consituion. This gave America a lot of it laws and rules. -
American Revolution
This was the war where the 13 colonies broke free from the British Empire. Because of this war america became its own country -
Declaration of Independence
This was the documents that official declared of indapendance from the British Empire. This statement made America Its own country and forever changed the world. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
This was a negotioation that ended the revolutionary war. This is what made America its own country. -
Shays Rebellion
This was a armed uprisisng that took place in Massachusets. It was named after Daniel Shays. This killed many Americans -
US Constution
The constitution of the united states is the supreme law. The laws of this document have made the foundation for this nation -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is a name for the first 10 ammendments. These ammendments guarantee a numbers of personal rights -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
This was a machine that allowed someone to make cotton for clothes or fabric much faster. It was invented by Eli Whitney. This changed day to day life and made it so much easier, -
John Adams
John Adams was the 2nd President of the United States. He was a leading part of pushing America's independance from Britan. He was a well eduacted man of the Enlightenment, and he was a strong advocate against slavery, having never bought a slave himself. -
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Manifest Destiny
MAnifest destiny was a widespred belief throughout America that redemption was needed from the Old World, and they felt the need to work to build "A new heaven" -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States. He was also the first Secretary of State under George Washington. He was a Vice President under John Adams and when he became president, he over saw the purchase of Louisianna and sent the Lewis and Clark expedition. He helped found America and explored more territory. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was a transaction between the French and America to buy land that contains all/parts of 15 modern day states and some parts of Canadian provinces. The transaction cost about 15 million dollars for 828,000 square miles. This was an important event in America's history because it expanded the country's teritory. -
Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clark expedtion was the first expedition to cross into the western portion of the United States. The expedition was sent out by Thomas Jefferson to further discove what lay westward. -
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a Journalist and activist who was a strong voice in the Anti slave movement, and in the 1870's, he was a very power voice in the Woman's Sufferage. -
James Madison
James Madison was the 4th president of the United States. He is nick named the "Father of the Constitution" for being a huge part of the writing of the Constitution and also being the author of the Bill of Rights. He is important also because he drafted the first 10 amendments of the Constitution. -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 was a two year and half long battle between the USA, the UK and Ireland, the North Colonies and their native allies. The war was started because of many issues like trade restrictions with Britan. It was a war that was fought on both sea and land, and in it many important stategic moves were made on both sides of the war. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was the 5th US president, adn the last founding father to become president. He fought in the Revolutionary War. He was part of the Constitutional Congress and was elected as part of the Senate. He opposed power to the central government and ratification. During his presidency he bought Flordia from Spain and was a very popular president. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise was a compromise between the pro-slavery states and the ani-slavery states. It banned all slavery in all of the western territory except for Missouri. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a policy created by james Monroe addressing the seperate hemispheres controlling the Latin Americas, and where the territory in the Latin Americas could be colonized and intervened with and who would be doing the interveneing and colonization. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the US. He was the son of the former president John Adams. He was a diplomat and played key parts in negotiating treaties. As Secretary of State, he negocatiated many things, most notable the treaty which ended the war of 1812. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. He was an Army general who had many successful duels and a firey temper. He was in house when the Indian Removal Act was put forth. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal act was an law passed in Congress to negotiate with the Native Americans to get them to move to federal land westward in exchange for their homelands. -
Trail of Tears
The trail of tears was a term coined for the removal of native americans in the southeast from their homelands. Many suffered death from disease, exposure, and starvation on the journey to their new home. -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner was a slave who led one of the biggest and most effective slave rebellions ever seen in the south. He believed he recieved messages and visionsfrom God. His rebellion led to 55 white deaths and over 200 black deaths. Nat Turner was prosecuted and hung,a d so were many other blacks for being accused of being part of the rebellion. Even though he was hung and killed, his rebellion made a big impact. -
The Battle of The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo took place at the Alamo Mision in Texas. It was between Mexico and the Republic of Texas. Mexico attacked, and killed all of the Teaxan men at the Alamo. -
Martin Van Buren
Maartin Van Buren was the 8th president of the US. He was the key organizer of the democratic party. He had an unsuccessful presidency, and caused the Panic of 1837. He was often called Martin Van Ruin by opponents. -
William Henry Harrison and John Tyler
William Henry Harrison was the 9th president of the US. he died after 32 days in office, and then dying from pneumonia, serving the shortest term ever.
John Tyler was the 10th president of the US, formerly William Henry HAriison's Vice President. He went forward with the annexation of Texas. When the Civil War started, he sided with the Confederates. -
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Mexican War
The Mexican war was a war betwen the US and Mexico for the territory of California, New Mexico, and Texas.
