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Founding of Jamestown
The founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607 – 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts – sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the nation and the world. The government, language, customs, beliefs and aspirations of these early Virginians are all part of the United States’ heritage today -
Plymouth Colony
Founded by a group of Separatists, who later came to be known as the Pilgrims. Plymouth Colony was one of the earliest successful colonies to be founded by the English in North America.
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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. He Helped establish America as a non-monarch Nation. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was fought from 1754-1763. It was started over a dispute if the Monongahela rivers, called the Forks of Ohio.
The war drastically influences that shape of the United States. It sparked many rebellious thoughts about the english, and led to revolutionary war. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British. British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others in Boston.
The Boston Massacre affected the US because it arouse the want for freedom. Paul Revere's depiction of this he used as a form of propaganda throughout the colonies to make them upset and desire freedom. -
Boston Tea Party
On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war. It also helped rile up citizens to rebel. -
First Continental Congress
All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates to the first Continental Congress. These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures, or by the committees of correspondence of the respective colonies. The colonies presented there were united in a determination to show a combined authority to Great Britain. It helped start the idea of an independant government. -
The American Revolution
the Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed an independent nation, the United States of America. They broke free from protest of taxation without representation.
This subsequently founded the USA and paved the path for the rest to be founded. It also founded our democratic government. -
Articles of the Confederation
An agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781.
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Declaration of independence
The declaration of independence was written by thomas jefferson declaring the seperation of Great Britain and The united states. It helped to explain the separation and was distributed throughout the colonies and britain.
It influenced us by separating us from the british, which could have completely changed our culture. It also set a guide explaining our freedom. -
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. -
Treaty of Paris
The preliminary articles of peace were signed by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Henry Laurens for the United States and Richard Oswald for Great Britain on November 30, 1782. The final treaty was signed on September 3, 1783, and ratified by the Continental Congress early in 1784. It helped with imigration and Peace in Paris. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
It showed Americans that US under Articles of Confederation had multiple flaws and that a new constitution was required. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention met in philadelphia in 1787 to adress the problem of weak central government. It led to the writing of the Constitution.
It set the basis for the US government. It developed our modern governments and united our states. -
U.S, Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. It has been in effect for almost 300 years. -
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
It protects our rights and freedoms. It is in effect to this day. It also has been a basis for more basic rights and laws. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The first modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793. It used a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to pull the cotton through, while brushes continuously removed the loose cotton lint to prevent jams.
It helped pave the way for modern ways of processing cotton crop. It also helped shape the economy, and main crop of southern colonies. -
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Manifest Destiny
The 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. This subsequently weakened Bonds with Indians and The U.S. -
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. -
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. This made the U.S. Enemies of the native americans. -
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. This resulted in every american fighter being killed. -
Martin Van Buren
Martin 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. -
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 Harison's Vice President. He went forward with the annexation of Texas. When the Civil War started, he sided with the Confederates.
