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Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea party, the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts on the American colonies to punish the colonists. -
Beginning of the War
The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, with the confrontation of a local American militia and British troops at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
Declaration
The Declaration of Independence was written on July 4, 1776, declaring Americas Independence from England. -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington led a sneak attack on Christmas. He was trying to use his army before enlistments ended at the end of the year. They crossed the Delaware river with 2400 men and marched through snow to catch the Hessian's off guard. They killed 30 and took 918 prisoners and lost no men. -
Battle of Saratoga
The British army was planning to capture the Hudson valley to cut New England off, but America won this battle. This convinced France to help america. The British offered america the Home rule after the battle, which would keep america as a part of the English empire, and america refused. -
War on High Seas
John Paul Jones led the small American Navy, but American pirateers did more damage. By 1778 the French tactics were working and the British decided to focus on the South, then once they took the south they would march north. The South was easily taken. they took 5500 american prisoners, 400 cannons, and this was the biggest loss for the us in the war. -
French-American Alliance
America accepted Frances offer of alliance. France wanted revenge on England, and provided money and supplies throughput the revolution. -
Battle of Cowpens
America used hit and run tactics and Guerrilla warfare, then America won the war with these tactics. -
The Articles of Confederation
The founding fathers wanted to insure that the government didn't have complete power, so they created the 13 Articles of the independent states. Each state kept their Independence and every right that wasn't delegated by congress. Every state has one vote. The articles were approved in 1777 and ratified in 1781. -
Shays Rebellion
Shay was a farmer who helped organize and lead a violent protest against the articles of confederation and their flaws. -
Constitutional Convention
Held in Philadelphia, this convention was attended by 55 delegates from 12 states (not Rhode Island) to revise the Articles of Confederation. Some main ideas included popular sovereignty, checks and balances, separation of government and limited government. -
Tripstition War
From 1801-1805, north African coast pirates stopped US passage through the Mediterranean sea. Congress agreed to pay tribute for safe passage, but Pres. Jefferson didn't want to, so William Eaton marched Derna with us troops and started the first battle on American soil. The US won, marines were created, and the US started to establish world dominance. -
War of 1812
The British had forts along the Mississippi and Great Lakes and were taking American merchants prisoners, so Pres. J. Madison declares war. This is when the British burned down DC and took control. America eventually won and gained northwest territory, the Chesapeake bay, the Louisiana territory and control of the Atlantic coast. -
Era of Good Feelings
After the war of 1812, America is on a nationalism revolution, with new young voters, surges of patriotism, and harmony in politics. -
Floridian Invasion
Jackson invades Florida against orders to stop american slaves from fleeing to Spanish territory. -
Panic if 1819
The second National bank causes the first american economic depression after trying to tighten credit controls, and deteriorated relations with Europe. The us forecloses on western land and the postwar nationalism is weakened. There is no federalist party by 1820. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri wanted to be a salve state, but that would create unbalance of free and slave states, so Henry Clay says we should separate Maine from Massachusetts and all territory north of 36,30* wold be free states. -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson had a major impact on America. His campaign increased democratization, and imposed distrust in monopolies on the eastern coast. he was the "common mans choice". Jackson almost invaded South Carolina because they nullified a bill passed that allowed him to forcefully collect tariffs. The Trail Of Tears also took place during his presidency, as a part of his Indian Removal Act. -
American Indursrial Revolution
Because of urbanization in the US, inventions were created to make life easier. The telegraph, sewing machine, cotton gin, steamboat, railroad, and Morse code are examples. Factories were established, mostly up north, and created more jobs and goods were produced faster. -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was an organization of abolitionists who would sneak slaves up north or out of the country by hiding them in their houses and carts. This operated throughout most of the 19th century. -
Seconnd Great Awakening
The second great awakening was a time where people had new ideas and moments about religion, abolition and women's rights alone with treatment of prisoners (Dorothy Dix) and education standards (Horace Mann). -
Womens Rights Movements
The women's rights movement had its first convention in Seneca Falls, NY, being lead by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. -
Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected into office as the president of the United States in 1860, and during his time he'd give executive orders through the civil war and activate the emancipation proclamation. -
Civil War
The Civil War started after South Carolina was unhappy with Lincoln's election and decided to leave the union. Most other southern states soon followed and joined together to create the Confederate States of America. The south was worried Lincoln would ban slavery from them. -
Battle of Gettysburg
the battle of Gettysburg is the deadliest battle ever fought on American ground. Almost 51000 casualties in that single battle. The union won this battle, and this battle was the turning point of the war. The emancipation proclamation was in effect, so the war went from fighting to keep the south in the union, they were also fighting to end slavery. -
End of The Civil War
Robert E. Lee, the Confederate armies general, surrendered to Grant, the Unions general, on April 9, 1865. -
Panic of 1893
In the 1890s there was an economic depression in the US, partially because of strikes in the workforce. there was also good development in the automobile.