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founding of james town
The first permanent English settlement in America founded in the Virginian colony. -
Ratification of the Constitution
Seperated the government powers into three branches: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive. -
Sugar Act
Trying to reduce suggling by increasing taxes, angered the colonist, and ended up causing economic suffereing. -
The Stamp Act
Colonists harass stamp distributors, boycott British goods and prepare a Declaration of rights and grievances. -
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
Prevented stamps from being sold. This act essentially embodied the colonist mantra of "No Taxation Without Representaion" -
Boston Massacre
Served as propaganda to start the revolutionary war. -
boston tea party
Lead to the intolerable Acts. King George III tighted control over massachuttes by closing Boston Harbor. -
Publication of Common Sense
Called for the seperation of colonies from Britain and assuaged fears. -
Signing of theDeclaration of Independence
Declared freedom from Britian. Created the basis of our Nation and forced Americans to choose between revolution or loyalty to britains crown. -
Radification of the Articles of confederation
Gave the national government the power for things such as declaring war, making peace, and establishing a postal service. It also left problems though with how the government should carry out or enforce acts of the congress. -
Shays Rebellion
Proved how week the government was at the time, and paved the path to the constitution. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
Allowed for the mass production of cotton thereby turning America into a world economic power. -
Wiskey Rebellion
The first reall challenge the US goverment faced since it had been founded. It demonstrates the revolutionary fire Americans held after the first war for independence. -
The Second Great Awakening
Lead to the formation of new denominations and was the cause of several reforms. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Played a major role in the election of 1798 and 1780 becasue they were a controversial political issue. -
Lousiana Purchase
The U.S. government acquisitioned the Louisiana territory from Napoleon occupied France. -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark ended up discovering all of the Louisianna purchase territory! -
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Stephen Austin brings the first settlers to Texas
The beginning of a long process leading to the statehood of Texas. -
Monroe Doctrine
It ended the imperialism of Europe in the Americas. -
Election of Andrew Jackson
Jackson began the spoils system and moved all Native Americans. -
Lowell Mill Girls Strike
Forced employers to create better working conditions. -
Treaty of Velasco
Initally leady to Mexican troops being removed from Texas but was later learned to be invaild and then eventually lead to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
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Trail of Tears
Cherokee were at the mercy of the US government. They were forced to walk to Oklahoma and effectively resulted in the genocide of the Native American peoples as a culture. -
Annexation of Texas
Declared Texas as the 28th state. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
Ended the U.S.-Mexican War. -
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Seneca Falls Convention
Women's Rights Convention passed a "Declaration of Sentiments" into the declaration of independence giving women their rights but still not allowing them the right to vote. -
California Gold Rush
It expanded the West. Many people flocked to California to try and strike it rich mining for gold. This lead to terretory surrounding california to become occupied. Also it lead to california becoming a state in 1850. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise temporarily ended slave controversey. It pissed off many abolisionists and caused more people to become free soilers. -
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
delivered the message that slavery was not just a political consent but also a great moral struggle; caused the Northern abolitionists to increase their protests against the Fugitive Slave Act; caused new controversy over slavery drew hated debate. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Purchase of Gadsden allowed for the transcontenental railroad to be built in the west. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was the microcosom of the civil war. Abolisionists and slave holders confronted eachother about whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state. This event forshadowed the civil war. -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Stated that slaves were property and did not have rights. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
The execution of martial abolitionist John Brown is considered one of the final sparks before the Civil War. -
John Brown's Execution
Played a major roll in beginning the Civil War -
South Carolina Suceeded
Began the sucession of the southern states into the confederacy. -
Confederacy's Election of Jeff Davis
Shows that the confederacy is serious about suceeding and forming a new government. -
Confederacy's fire on Fort Sumter
This fire on Fort Sumter offically started the civil war. The war was concidered to be started by the Confederacy fired the first shot. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning poin in the civil war. From that point on the north was in controll of the war. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln stated that he was making the war about uniting America. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Freed all slaves that were in the confederevy, giving union troops more reason to fight. -
General Robert E. Lee's Surrendure at Appomattox Court House
The Union had won. This event was the official end of the civil war. -
Assasination of Lincoln
Lincoln died. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
Prohibited slavery and indentured servitude. -
Ratification of the 14th Amendment
Made people bon in the US citizens. -
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
Prohibits states from denying the right to vote to natural born citizens.