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Pequot War
The first significant clash between English Colonists and Native Americans, also known as the Pequot war, was caused by the dispute between who led the trade industry. With multiple casualties over the fur trade, the Indians where more aggressive than ever with capturing and executing many. After alliances where made on the opposing side in the war, the rival Narragansett had been defeated. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's war was a large scale Indian rebellion against New England settlements, destroying 12 towns, led by Metacom, also known as King Philip. The Great Narragansett war was caused by the invasion of Indian Territory, throughout the war, Indians had killed 71 English men and captured wagons. During the event Metacom, the leader of the rebellion, was killed and so the defeated had fled their lost land. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Led by 29 year old Nathaniel Bacon, Bacon's Rebellion was caused do to 1,000 peoples opposition to Virginia Governor William Berkley's hospitality and policies toward the Native Americans. The problems arose because of high taxes and low prices of tobacco as well. Though successful in obtaining power over Native Americans, he had died shortly after, and without a leader, the Rebellion slowly died off. -
Iroquois
Powerful Northeast Native American Confederacy That helped the British army and British Confederacy in the French and Indian War. -
French and Indian War
Colonial British America was in a fight among the New France with military support from their countries to help aid them throughout the war, the French had also had the Indians as an Aid for their war but with no luck as the British had won with a sad loss for the French and Indians. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Native American Tribes that where dissatisfied with British policies after the war. After the French and Indian War, this event took place in the great lakes region. -
Sugar Act
This act had come with many positives including actually lowering the duty on foreign molasses. Along with the Sugar Act there were also negatives, smugglers would be prosecuted, assigned custom officers, and courts were created to collect the duties -
Sons of Liberty
An anti- Stamp Act organization of men battling for repealment of the act in hope of its removal. The group was formed in the Original Thirteen Colonies to create more rights for European colonists and to battle decisions made by government on taxation. -
Townshend Acts
Levied new import duties on everyday items such as glass, paint, paper, lead, and tea. Colonists insisted on not paying any new taxes to parliament of any sort, they felt this was the number one priority because it would fund the government in which they were so against. -
Adams- 1783 Treaty of Paris
An effort with foreign nation Britain to bring a halt to the war happening at the time. It was a formal ending to the Revolutionary war which began peace negotiations. -
Adams- Second US President
After serving as the first Vice President during the first two terms of Washington's presidency, Adams had defeated Jefferson in a very close election that won him the term for the leadership over America. -
Adams- John Marshall
Previously secretary of state, John Marshall was appointed by Adams to be fourth chief of justice of the US. Marshall later played an important role in developing the american legal system. he also pieced together the judicial system as an independant branch of government -
Jefferson- Louisiana Purchase
1803 a 15 million dollar purchase was made that expanded the U S territory from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This purchase was made from cash strapped France that desperately needed and wanted money. -
Jefferson- Lewis and Clark Expedition
The first expedition to cross the western half of the United States. This expedition was an effort to explore and map out the newly purchased land that Jefferson had decided to buy to expand the nation by double. -
Jefferson- Embargo Act
Signed and passed by congress on December 22, 1807, this act was put in place to declare a general embargo on all foreign nations. This specifically targeted great Britain and France during the Napoleonic war. -
American System
A federal program designed by Henry Clay to stimulate the American Economy and Industry internally. A national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture were the three points of improvement that would be used to nurture this idea. -
Tariff of 1816
Under Thomas Jefferson's presidency, this tariff was imposed to promote local purchases made by Americans for Americans, bypassing all foreign goods. Congress's goal was to promote the American Industry and help it thrive. -
Monroe Doctrine
Set forth by President Monroe, this foreign policy doctrine would respond to threats made by European powers to help Spain recover Latin American colonies that declared their independence. in simpler terms, it discourages Eastern Intervention in the Western Hemisphere. -
Telegraph
Samuel F.B. Morse, an American art student, created the electric telegraph in 1837. The telegraph would use electrical pulses traveling wires to be conveyed as coded signals. The name Morse Code came from the inventor of this machine because of his name. -
Irish Potato Famine
Mass starvation, emigration, and disease were all due to a shortage of food in Ireland, causing a population decline of about one fifth in less than a decade. During this time it was thought that around two million Irish people had emigrated to the US in the time being, which was a search for Jobs and Food.
