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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
document that is forced onto the king by his barons to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges -
Period: Jul 15, 1215 to
major events
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Mayflower Compact signed
fist governing document of plymouth colony -
Formation of the new england confederation
short military alliance of the english colonies of massachusetts,plymouth,conneticut, and new haven -
Articles of confederation
agreement of the 13 founding states that established the united states of america as a confederation of the sovereign states and served as its first constituion -
French and indian war begins
american name for the seven years war that was fought mainly between colonies of france and britian with the help of indian tribes -
Albany plan of union announced
attempt by ben franklin to form a union of the colonies under one government during the french and indian war -
treaty of paris 1763
document that would end the seven years war -
royal proclomation 1763
forbid settlers to settle along the appalachian mountains -
sugar act
revenue raising act put on by the british parliament -
stamp act
legislation that requires a tax to be paid by delivering certain documents -
Townshend acts
series of acts laid down by the british parliament given to the colonies of north america -
Boston massacre
five british soldiers killed 5 civilians and wounded six people they called this the incident on king street -
Boston tea party
political protest by the sons of liberty to stop taxing the tea -
Congress meets for the first time
convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies to govern united states -
first continental congress
convention of twelve delegates from the british north american colonies -
Partrick henry 'Give me liberty or give me death'
quote he said during a speech he made in virginia -
paul rever's ride
paul revere at midnight yelled the british are coming and warned militia groups -
battle of lexington and concord
first military engagements of the american revolutionary war -
second continental congress
convention for the twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies -
fort ticonderoga
militia groups let by benedict arnold did a surprise attack -
Battle of bunker hill
was the objective to capture and occupy boston and the unoccupied towns around the hill -
stamp act congress
first gathering of the represenatives to protest about the british taxation -
benedict arnold plans found out
plot that was to surrender westpoint but was exposed and sent to washington to examine the plans -
"common sense" published
pamphlet writtwen by thomas paine -
British evacuate Boston
the day that the british forces left boston -
Declaration of independence
document that announced the thirteen colonies would become independent states and erase all british rule of north america -
" the crisis" published
the novel written by winston churchill -
Washington captures trenton
after washington crossed the delaware the hazardous crossing made it possible for washington to fight against hessians that were garrisoned at trenton -
British defeat at saratoga
this battle is generally regarded as a turning point in the war -
john paul jones defeats the serapis
in the netherlands john paul jones capyured the british ship the serapis which he was also in need of repair -
valley forge, pennsylvania
this was the site of the military continenetal camp of the american revolution -
cornwallis surrenders
cornwallis surrenders at yorktown which was the siege of yorktown -
Newburgh conspiracy
group of continental officers were not getting paid for their services for many years -
Treaty of paris signed
ended the revolutionary war between great britain and america -
spain closes the missisipi river
port of new orleans and the mississipi river were closed to americans due it was territory of spain -
Land ordinance
adopted by congress under the articles of confederation did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation inhabitants of the united states -
Shay's Rebellion
armed uprising that took place in western massachusetts by farmers -
Annapolis Convention
meeting in maryland of the 12 delegates from five staes new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, delaware and virginia -
constituional convention opens
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ordinance of religious freedom
constituionally guaranteed right provided in the religious clauses in the amendment -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
ordinance for the government of the territory of the united states, north west of the river ohio -
Great compromise agreed
agreement between large and small states in part defined the legislative structure -
federalist papers appear
series of 85 articles prompting the constituion -
Anti federalist appear
collection of articles, written in oppsition to the ratification to the 1787 united states consitiuion -
Delaware ratifies constituion
delaware was the first to ratify the constituion. delaware's message was short -
Massachusetts ratifies constituion
massachusetss was the sixth to ratify and they're message included a list of changes some of which were to protect the states -
New Hampshire ratifies constituion
new hampshire was the ninth to ratifiy the constituion and with it the constituion was finally at effect -
George washington elected president
washington was the choice unaimous of the 69 electors who voted -
Bill of rights sent to be fatified
in 1789 the first congress approved of the 12 ammendements to the u.s constituion and sent them to the states to be fatified -
Bill of rights ratified
following the ratification of virginia the first ten ammendments of the constituion known collectively as the bill of rights became the law of the land -
Constituion sent to states
approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked to legally bine the principal -
virginia and kentucky resolutions written
political statements in 1798and 1799 in which legislatures took position that the alien and sedition act was unconstituional -
hartford convention meets during war of 1812
event that new england federalists met to discuss the ongoing war of 1812 and political problems arising from the federal governments power -
Missouri compromise
an agreement between the pro slavery and anti slavery factions in the united states congress involving the regulation of slavery in the western territories -
tariff of abominations passed
designed to protect industry in the norhtern united states -
south carolina tries to nullify
sectional crisis during the presidency of andrew jackson created by south carolina's ordinace of nullification -
formation of the constituional party
was a party that was made up of whigs who wanted to avoid the issue of slavery -
abolition of slavery act
western europe and america abolitionism was a movement to stop slave trade and set the slaves free -
james polk elected
11th president of the united states and was the last strong pre civil war leader -
texas declares independence from mexico
texas requested its independence from mexico -
mexican war
conflict between united states and mexico from 1846 to 1848 during the wake of the texas anexxation -
wilmot proviso
major event that would have banned slavery in any state to be acquired from the mexican war or in the future -
california enters the union
california enabled slavery in their state and would give the south a mortal wound to stop slavery -
Fugitive slave law enacted
act taht wa spassed by u.s congress as part of the slave holding interest and northern free soilers -
uncle tom's cabin
anti slavery novel by american author harriet stowe -
formation of the republican party
founded by northern anti slavery activists and quickly became the dominant opposition to democrats -
kansas nebraska act passed
created the territories of kansas and nebraska opening new lands for settlement and had the effect of appealing the missouri compromise -
pottawatomie creek
massacre that occured for the reaction of the sacking of lawrence by pro slavery forces. -
charles sumner attacked
preston brooks a congressman from the south viscously attacked charles sumner for being offensive to his fellow southernors -
lecompton constituion passed
second of four constituions proposed for kansas. this document was written in response to anti slavery -
dred scott decision announced
landmark decision made by the supreme court that people of african descent brought into the states as slaves were not protected by the u.s constituion and were not u.s citizens -
lincoln douglas debates
series of seven debates between douglas and lincoln to try and win the illinois legislature -
raid at harper's ferry
attempt by white abolitionist to star an armed slave revolt -
democrats split in 1860
democrats split over the choice of a succesor for james buchanan along northern and southern lines -
election of 1860
election betwwen lincoln and douglas and the impetus outbreak for the civil war -
Virginia secedes
prominent part of the confederate states that seceded from the union -
ruffians attack lawrence
series of violent political confrontaions involving anti slavery free staters and pro slavery border ruffians that took place in the kansas territories and neighboring states -
Abraham lincoln inaugurated
the first four year term of abraham lincoln and on the eve of the civil war -
south carolina secedes
first state to withdraw from the union -
attack on fort sumter
battle that started the american civil war -
richmond confederate capital falls
the final days of the confederate capital which was under siege by the union led by grant -
1st battle of bull run
after the attack on fort sumter the northern public wanted an assault on the capital of richmond virginia that would strike the confederates -
battle of monitor and merrimac
most important naval battle of the civil war -
peninsula campaign
major union operation in the south -
battle of shiloh
major battle in the western theater. grant and a union army went deep in the tennesse territory but were defeated on the 2nd day -
2nd battle of bull run
offensive campaign led by robert e. lee -
battle of antietam
first major battle in the maryland campaign that took place on union soil -
battle of fredericksburg
frontal attacks on entrenched confederate defenders -
emancipation proclomation takes effect
said that all slaves in the confederate states should be free and treated as free men -
battle of chancellorville
lee's most "perfect" battle decision -
battle of gettysburg
battle that had the largest amount of casualties in the american civil war -
surrender of vicksburg
final major battle of the vicksburg campaign -
battle of fort wagner
an unsucessful assault on the fortress of fort wagner -
lincoln delivers gettysburg address
speech which was considered the best speech in u.s history -
cold harbor fighting styles
one of the final battles of grants union overland campaign -
atlanta burns to the ground
a major union invasion on the city -
sherman set out for the sea
common name given to the savannah campaign -
sherman reaches savannah
general sherman leads a march to savannah -
lincoln delivers second adress
lincoln delivers his second adress as president discussing about the secessionist and not of hapiness but of sadness and slavery was at an end. -
robert lee surrenders
final engagement of the confederate states army of virginia -
surrender at appomattox
final engagement of the confederate army and robert e. lee army of virginia until he surrendered to the union
