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1400
Agriculture with Native Americans
People who lived in the southeast area where in a fertile agricultural region. These natives were really good farmers. They grew maize,beans, squash,tobacco,and sunflowers. The natives farmed because they needed food to provide for their families. -
1400
Fishing with Native Americans
Northeastern cultures lived in villages along the ocean. There, they got food like fish and other sea animals. They natives needed this resource to provide for their villages and families. -
1500
The Great Plains
The Great Plains culture used horses to hunt buffalo. They made bison skin tents out of the buffulo. -
1500
Spread of disease
When Europeans came to America,they brung a new disease. This disease was called smallpox and it killed off most of the natives. -
1500
Mestizo
When the Spanish started colonizing the Western Hemisphere,they started marrying and having children with the natives. The mixed childern were called mestizo. -
Tobacco
This crop helped build Americas economy. This helped America become a more stable nation and lots of migration occurred during this time. Indentured servants were used during this time and then eventually African slaves. -
Indentured servants
Indentured servants where people who wanted a free journey to the new world and or wanted something in exchange for cheap labor. They would work for someone for a certain amount of time in exchange for something. These people would do land work as well. -
French and Indian war
During this war, the French and native Americans fought against England. England ended up winning and gained the Ohio river valley. -
Alexander Hamilton
He was a political leader and youngest federalist. He was a general He created a plan for the national bank. He was the first secretary of the Treasury. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British government told colonist they could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains. People living on the other side were forced to move back. -
Sugar act
The British started placing taxes on sugar, coffee, wines, etc. They mainly did this because they were dept due to the French and Indian war and they felt colonist should help with expenses. -
Townshed acts
These were a set of laws past after the stamp act declaring taxes would only be placed on imported goods and . These goods were glass, paper, tea, and lead. -
Shays rebellion
Daniel shay led an army of 1500 farmers to Springfield, Massachusetts. There they stopped the state court from foreclosing mortgages on there farms. -
North west ordinance of 1787
This was the creation of the northwest territory. Self government, statehood, bill of rights, and the prohibition of slavery was included in this. -
The Constitution
This is the base of the United States government were it guarantees rights for states and people. It also directs authority over all citizens. -
The Federalist Papers
These were articles written in New York newspapers that expressed the need for a stronger central government. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. -
Cotton Gin
This invention was created by Eli Whitney. This machine separated the seeds from cotton. It increased the need for slaves. -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the constitution state individual and state rights. -
Whiskey rebellion
In Pennsylvania, farmers were rebelling against Alexander Hamilton's tax on whiskey. Washingtons army were able to stop the riots that killed federal beings. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against Hamilton's tax on whiskey. Many federal officers were killed during these riots attempting to arrest them. Washington's army came to put down the riot and get the town back in order. -
Louisiana purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased this strip of Land from Napoleon. This piece of land doubled the size of the United States. -
Steamboat
This was a boat created to move against river currents. This helped trade tramendously. -
Second great awakening
This time period included the rise of the baptist and Methodist church. This time included the spread of religion and the idea of perfectionism. -
Indian removal act
Andrew Jackson nigotated land treaties with tribes. Many natives were forced to migrate to other places. -
Abolition
Slavery was a controversial issue starting in the 1700s. It became a big political issue in the 1830s were people really wanted to abolish it . -
Erie Canal
This was a canal that linked Midwest farming to major industrial cities. People were able to trade more easily. -
Nat Turners Rebellion
He was a slave who started a slave rebellion. They slaughtered whites and scared plantations owners. -
Trial of tears
The migration of cherokee Indians to Oklahoma. 4,000 people died due to lack of food, disease, and weather. -
Mexican cession
By winning the Mexican American War, the United States acquired many territories. They gained New Mexico, Texas, California, and Utah. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act gave territories the right to decide if they wanted to become a slave or free state. This led to bleeding Kansas. -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Slaves were not considered citizens. They were viewed as property. After this case, slavery was protected all over the United States. Dred Scott try to go to court to fight for his freedom but failed. -
John browns raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown was an abolishionist who started a raid. He planned to Attack slave owners and give weapons to slaves so they could rebel. -
Black codes
Southern states tried to hold back African American rights after slavery. They had literacy acts, regulations, poll taxes, and couldn't date outside of race. -
Freedmens Bureau
This provided food, medical care, justice, and employment to black Americans after civil war. Schools were created as well. -
Cornelius Vanderbilt
He created a huge railway that connected Chicago to New York. He was able to transport major resources like oil to and from cities. -
Bourbon redeemers
The bourbon redeemers were prevous slave owners who wanted to take back the southern government. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Only Chinese students and merchants were able to immigrate to America. People in the U.S were feeling threaten my Chinese immigrants because they felt they were taking job opportunities. -
Karosine Oil
John D. Rockefeller was famous for his production of Karosine Oil. He started a oil refinery company which provided light lambs for people's homes. -
Settlement Houses
Settlement houses were created for immigrants immigrating from other countries. They helped them adapt to the American Culture and helped them get on there feet. -
Steel Production
Andrew Carnegie started the production of steel. Steel became the new way of building in the United States. -
Homestead strike
Men who worked at Carnegie Steel Company held a strike to fight for better working conditions and increase pay. 10 men were killed at this strike by the scabs. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The September court ruled states were able to separate blacks and whites as long as they they were equal. This is known as segregation. -
NAACP
This stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. This association wanted to gain equal rights and oppurtunties for black people. -
Great Migration
African Americans from the south migrated North for better job opportunities and to escape Jim Crow laws of the south. -
The Red Scare
After world war 1, people in America became afraid of the the thought of having a communist government. They feared communist spies were living in America. -
19th Amendment
This amendment gave women the right to vote for the first time in the United States. -
Stock Market Crash
When the stock market crashed, it caused intial panic and then devoloped into a world wide depression causing people to lose their jobs and eventually become homeless. -
New Deal
The new deal was a series of programs created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help people during the Great Depression. These programs created jobs for the poor and future financial protection. -
Pearl Harbor
The United States entered world war 2 due to japan bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941. -
Bay of Pigs
The United States sent people to Cuba to try to over through Fidel Castro. This was a failed mission that led to massive embarrassment for president Kennedy. -
Cuban missile crisis
The United States discovered the ussr was aiming missles towards them from Cuba.They in return had missles aiming back. They eventually came to an agreement. -
Great Society
President Lyndon b. Johnson created a series of programs to help aid the poor. These programs included Medicare and Medicaid. -
Vietnamization
Richard Nixon withdrew 540,000 troops from South Vietnam. Vietnam has to fight their own battles and the United States provided money for supplies, weapons, etc. -
Watergate scandal
This is when Richard Nixon made 5 guys plant bugs and try to steal information from the democrat headquarters. He was caught and he then resigned. -
Roe vs wade
The Supreme Court made it legal for women to have abortions. This decision showed progress women were making towards having more rights. -
Iranian hostage crisis
In Iran, 52 American citizens were held captive for 444 days until president Ronald Reagan was made president. -
Al Qaeda
This was a organization of Islamic people created by Osama Bin Laden. They were fundamentalist. -
Clinton Impeachment
President Clinton had an affair with Monica Lewinsky. He denied this allegation but was impeached. He finished his term but did not return for a second term. -
Persian Gulf War
This war started because Iraq attacked Kuwait. During the war, the United States prevents Iraq from taking over Kuwait. -
North American Free Trade Agreement
This agreement made it legal for there to be free trade between Mexico, The U.S, and Canada. -
9/11
This was the series of attacks from Al Qaeda terrorist group on the United states. This event killed over 2,000 people. -
USA Patriot Act
This act gave the government the right to invade peoples privacy in order to make sure there were no secret plans of attacks. -
2008 Election
For the first, a African American was nominated president. This event was a turning point because before Barack Obama was elected, there were nothing but white males in office.
