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Jamestown
Jamestown was formed by the Virginia Company of London and was the 1st permanent English settlement in North America. -
Start of Slavery
The first slaves went to Jamestown. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in North America. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact pledged loyalty to God and the King. This was the first government document of the Plymouth colony. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War of the first colonial war -
Treaty Of Paris (1763)
England gained the land west of the Appalachians and in Canada from France. -
Proclamation of 1763
England prohibited colonist from settling west of the Appalachians. -
Stamp Act
Placed a tax on legal documents. -
Boston Massacre
British fired into crowd and killed 5 colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dress up like Indians and pour British tea into the Boston Harbor. -
1st Continental Congress
Meeting of representatives from all 13 colonies to issue a statement of colonial rights. -
Lexington & Concord
1st skirmish of the war. -
2nd Continental Congress
Created the Continental Army and issued the Olive Branch Partition. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson. The colonist were officially separated from England. -
Critical Period
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Articles of Confederation
First government of America. Very weak. -
Battle of Yorktown
Americans and French surrounded the British. Cornwallis surrenders and America wins. -
The Treaty of Paris (1783)
England acknowledged American Independence. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Established a plan for surverying the western lands. -
Annapolis Convention
Held by James Madison to discuss trade in the states. -
3/5th Compromise
Slaves count as 3/5th of a person when determining a state's representation. -
Shay's Rebellion
Debt-riddn farmers in Massachusettes rebel. -
Constitutional Convention
Was held to talk about the problems with the Articles of Confederation, Ended up creating the Constitution. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Provided the process for the creation and admission of new states. -
The Great Compromise
Agreement that large and small states would have representation based on size and population. -
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Washington's Presidency
George Washington's presidential term. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
The establishment of the US's first judicial branch. -
Bill of Rights Signed
The first ten amendments of the Declaration of Independence. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Congress passed a law that made runaway slaves return to owners. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented this during the American Industrial Revolution. -
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Adam's Presidency
Adam's presidencial term -
Gabe Prosser Rovolt
Lead slaves into Richmond, VA. -
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Jefferson's Presidential term
Thomas Jefferson's residential term -
Marbury vs. Madison
Established the power of Judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought this land from France and it doubled the size of the US. -
War of 1812
Lasted for 2 and a half years, between US and Britian. -
McCulloch Vs, Maryland
Established the doctrine of Implied Powers. -
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Age of the Common Man
Time when democracy in US expanded and more people got involved in the electoral process. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri choose to be a slave state. -
Gibbon Vs. Ogden
Confirmed the federal government power over commerce. -
Monroe Doctrine
Said that europe could not settle in US. -
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Jackson's Presidency
Andrew Jackson's Presidential term. -
Reservation System
Made Native American's move to reservstions. -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Moved indian tribes west of the Mississippi River. -
Nat Turner Revolt
Slaves killed 60 white people, -
Battle of the Alamo
Texan's fortified themselves in the Alamo (old mission house) -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texas won Independance. -
US Annexes Texas
The US annexes Texas. -
Mexican War
President Polk wanted the southwest. -
Seneca Falls Convention
First womens rights convention in the US. -
Compromise of 1850
Spilt the slave states and the free states. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Anti- Slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Dred Scott Case
Case on which slavery sould be allowed in the West. -
Election of 1860
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Battle of Fort Sumter
First shots of the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodest battle of the Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed Slaves -
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Reconstuction
Restoring southern states to the Union -
Battle of Vicksburg
FInal major battle of the Civil War -
Battle of Gettysburg
Largest battle of the Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
Short speech by Lincoln. Said US was one nation, not seperate states. -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery. -
Appromattox Court House
Lee surrendered to Grant. Ends war. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth shortly after the war. -
Election of 1867
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Election of 1867
Hayes vs. Tilden, disputed election results -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Put south under military occupation. -
14th Amendment
Prohibited states from denying equal rights to any American. -
Jim Crow Laws
Estabilished seperate facilities for whites and blacks. -
15th Amendment
Voting rights for African Americans -
Knights of Labor
Largest american labor organization in the 1880's. -
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
The US kept Chinese from coming into US and becoming citizens. -
Homestead Strike
Happened in Pittsburg. -
American Railway Union
Largest labor union of its time. -
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