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1492
christopher columbus
Christopher Columbus, Discovers the Americas
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jamestown
John Smith founds the English colony of Jamestown in Virginia. -
French and indian war
It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America.The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France -
Proclamation of 1763
British signed Proclamation of 1763 with Natives, stating that they would not settle lands west of Appalachian Mountains. -
Sugar act
raised tax on molasses and sugar -
Stamp act
A tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Townshed act
Passed in 1767, the Townshend Acts placed higher taxes for
those that sold goods such as glass, paper, and tea -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob -
Shays's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels in an uprising against perceived economic and civil rights injustices -
The great compromise
was an agreement that both large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States -
constitutional convention
the purpose was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one,The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
whiskey rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States.The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government -
Judiciary Act of 1801
thia act reduced the size of the Supreme Court from six justices to five and eliminated the justices' circuit duties. To replace the justices on circuit, the act created sixteen judgeships for six judicial circuits. -
Louisiana Purchase
the United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square miles of territory from France.best known as Louisiana Territory stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the Canadian border in the north -
War of 1812
Sometimes called the “Second War for Independence” The war was small and disappointing economic problems from the Embargo Act, small army, small navy, invasion of Canada was
a debacle -
Era of good feelings
marked a period in the political history of the United States that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans in the aftermath of the War of 1812. -
The panic of 1819
the impressive post-War of 1812 economic expansion ended. Banks throughout the country failed; mortgages were foreclosed, forcing people out of their homes and off their farms. Falling prices impaired agriculture and manufacturing, triggering widespread unemployment. -
Missouri Compromise
the missouri compromise was an an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, when the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 it admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
the monroe doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine declared that the Western Hemisphere was closed for European colonization. European countries were afraid of losing influence in the Western hemisphere and Britain wanted to form an alliance to keep a foothold in the Western hemisphere -
Antebellum reform movement
It was started by a group of free African Americans and whites in the 1830s. The movement steadily increased the tensions between the North and the South -
Indian removal act
was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Srneca falls convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in US history. The convention was led by Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucretia Mott The convention lead to considerable public criticism. -
Social Darwanism
social darwanism refers to the idea that the value of a person is determined by how much money one had.in 1859 Charles Darwin coined the phrase “natural selection” the belief that only the strongest of a species would survive. -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act of 1862 promised plots of land to anyone willing to move and settle in these Western lands. -
Freedmans bureau
Primitive “welfare agency” supported by Radical Republicans
Provided food, clothing and medical care to freed slaves and white refugees Helped reunite families and provided legal representation to African Americans. Establishment of black colleges including Morehouse in Atlanta -
13 amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime -
Lincoln's second inaugural address
was delivered on March 4, 1865, during the final days of the Civil War and only a month before he was assassinated. Rather, it offered Lincoln's most profound reflections on the causes and meaning of the war -
assassination of abraham lincoln
the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
Military reconstruction act
Act divided the 10 southern states that had not been readmitted in to 5 military districts. Each district was commanded by former Union generals to ensure the states’ cooperation in Reconstruction. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Former commander of the Union troops, U.S. Grant is elected
President, he was highly popular President who enforced Reconstruction policies -
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. the oil company was founded in 1870. -
Force acts
Congress sought to abolish the KKK with the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871, which authorized the use of federal troops to subdue violence and enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
The Force Acts were somewhat successful at limiting the Klan’s activities but failed to abolish the group -
The telephone
in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The US sent General George Custer to battle the Sioux.Custer’s 700 men were slaughtered by 7,000 Sioux Indians at the Battle of
Little Big Horn -
Compromise of 1877
In order to avoid conflict over the election of 1876, Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats came to an agreement called the Compromise of 1877.all remaining federal troops were removed from the Southern states, effectively ending Reconstruction. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act prohibited Chinese immigration to the US and limited the rights of the Chinese immigrants already living in the country. it aalso marked the first time that a specific racial groups was forbidden to enter the United States. -
American Federation of labor
Gompers founded the AFL (American Federation of Labor).The AFL union worked to improve wages, working conditions and working hours for its members. -
Dawes severalty Act
A federal law intended to turn Native Americans into farmers and landowners by providing cooperating families with 160 acres of reservation land for farming or 320 acres for grazing -
Sherman Antitrust Act
In 1890, the Senate passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act The Sherman Anti-Trust Act began a trend towards the federal government limiting the power of corporations. -
Wounded Knee
The battle between U.S. military troops and Lakota Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota on December 29, 1890.The massacre at Wounded Knee was the last major battle of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century. -
Andrew Carnigie's steel industry
Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry and in 1892 was the formation of the Carnegie Steel Company. -
Pullman strike
In May 1894, workers began a strike protesting wage cuts and layoffs.The strike grew violent with many protestors destroying rail lines and equipment. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
homer plessy refused to give up his seat on a “whites-only” railcar in Louisiana. This was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality -
Spanish American War
this war was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas. Another reason for the cause was that cubans rebelled against the spanish rule. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of paris officially ended the spanish american war. The U.S also gained control of Cuba and Puerto Rico in the carribean and philippines and Guam in the pacific. -
The Model T
The Model T made automobiles more affordable for ordinary Americans and sparked cultural change as the country became more united by highways -
The Harlem Renaissance
cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I.this was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars. -
Immigration Act
this act limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota -
Berlin Airlift
the Marshall plan was an initiative plan to aid western Europe. -
Brown v. board of education
in 1954 the supreme court made the decision that schools would be unconstitutional. -
Sputnik
sputnik,the worlds first artificial satellite and the first man made object to be launched to space -
Berlin wall is constructed
a.k.a "iron curtain".the Berlin wall was built by the communist government of east Germany to divide East and West Berlin. This caused a short term crisis in us soviet. -
Silent spring
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are credited with advancing the global
environmental movement.Her book, Silent Spring, helped start the environmental movement by exposing the hazards of
pesticides.Her work also lead to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency -
M.L.K assassinated
A well known civil rights leader was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Nixon visited China
this was an important step between u.s and china,and it was the First time a U.S president had visited the PRC,this visit ended the 25 year of separation between the two sides. -
ERA
The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972 and sent to the states for ratification. it proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex.The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman -
Watergate Scandal
Nixon resignation was also known as the Watergate scandal. Burglars were arrested in the office national committee,who were connected to resident Nixon and his reelection campaign. they were caught stealing secret documents and wiretapping phones. -
Roe v. Wade
decision issued in 1973 by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions -
Wars Powers Act
The War Powers Resolution was passed in 1973 by both Houses of Congress, overriding the veto of President Nixon., it was a is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. -
Nixons Resignation
on August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office,due to the watergate scandle. After his resignation, he was issued a pardon by his successor, Gerald Ford. -
Jimmy Carter
on November2,1976 Jimmy Carter was elected president of United States. He was an americsn politician who served as the 39th president. -
Pana Canal Treaties ratified
On April 18, they ratified The Panama Canal Treaty by an identical margin. The Carter administration revisited many of these issues with Congress when it negotiated the implementation legislation for the Torrijos-Carter Treaties.
