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French and Indian War
This war was fought between England and France. It was called the French and Indian war because the Native Americans sided against the British and with the French. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British signed this saying they would not settle lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. This however was ignored and started colonial resentment. -
Stamp Act
This act was passed by the British Parliament and made colonists aware of the impact of British taxation. The funds went towards the making of a colonial army. -
Quartering Act
This act provided British soldiers room and board from colonial citizens. This generated fear among colonists of a large standing army. -
Townshend Acts
These acts taxed sold goods such as glass, paper, and tea. These were met with resistance in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
This event was when a group of Bostonians began to harass troops by throwing rocks and frozen oysters.The guards had fired into the crowd killing five and wounding six protesters. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended fighting within North America. This treaty also impacted the French because they lost claims to Northern American lands. -
Election of 1800
In this election the Constitution directed the House of Representatives to decide what was final. This was because of the tie between running candidates. -
Marbury v. Madison
This court case formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review. This was also the first Supreme Court case to apply the principle of judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. purchased 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. This gave the U.S. the major port city within New Orleans. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the U.S..This lead to the source of the Missouri River. -
War of 1812
The United States declared war against Great Britain. This was because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France. -
Second Great Awakening
This was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century. It led to the establishment of many reform movements to address injustices -
Missouri Compramise
Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state.This was under the condition that slavery would be prohibited within the Louisiana territory. -
The Election of 1824
Congress decides to turn over the presidential election to the House of Representatives, as dictated by the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.In the end Jackson won the most popular votes, but there was no majority in the Electoral College because the vote was split four ways. -
The Alamo
Santa Anna’s forces attacked the Alamo, killing all the Americans stationed there. Mexican forces were overcame and Santa Anna was captured at the San Jacinto river. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican War and the U.S. succeeded greatly with the outcome. The U.S. gained California and much of the Southwest. -
The Seneca Falls Convention
The American women's rights movement began with a meeting of reformers in Seneca Falls. The Declaration of Sentiments was lead by this which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. -
The Compromise of 1850
California is admitted as free and Utah and New Mexico Territories open to popular vote on slavery. Slave trade is also abolished in D.C.. -
Dred Scott Case
A man by the name of Dred Scott sues for his freedom after being taken to a free state by his owner. The court ruled against this saying slaver were property and that they had no say as to where they’d be located. -
The Civil War
The Civil War begins when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter. This war was greatly between the states and lead to many more important events. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act prohibited Chinese immigration to the
US and limited the rights of the Chinese
immigrants already living in the country. This marked the first time that a racial group was ever prohibited from entering the country. -
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor. The AFL union worked to improve wages, working conditions and working hours for its members. -
The Haymarket Affair
A labor protest rally near Chicago’s Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. The Haymarket Riot was viewed a setback for the organized labor movement in America. -
Dawes Severalty Act
This act adopted by Congress authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into parts for individual Indians. If the Natives failed at farming, the government took back the land. -
National American Women's Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed the National American Women’s Suffrage Association in 1890. They both campaigned tirelessly for women's rights, particularly for the right to vote. -
Pullman Strike of 1894
Workers began a strike due to wage cuts and layoffs. These protests weren’t always peaceful as workers got violent and started destroying rail lines and equipment. -
Atlanta Compromise
This was speech made by Brooker T. Washington at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta. He wanted African Americans to focus on economic self-improvement. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
In 1896 Homer Plessy sued claiming his civil rights were violated after refusing to give up his seat on a “whites-only” railcar. The Supreme Court decided Congress had no jurisdictionto bar private citizens from practicing discrimination. -
Niagara Movement
W.E.B. Du Bois and many other activists came together at Niagara Falls to demand full equality for African Americans. They wanted African Americans to get the rights of voting, have segregation abolished, and many discriminatory barriers be removed. -
NAACP
Named the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, this was made to abolish segregation and discrimination. This got Supreme Court to declare grandfather clause unconstitutional. -
16th Amendment
This amendment gave Congress the power to tax income. This was passed because many believed that income tax would be more stable than tariff. -
17th Amendment
This amendment provides for regular voters to elect their Senators. It was proposed in 1912 and was completely ratified by 1913. -
18th Amendment
This amendment made alcoholic beverages in the United States prohibited by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol illegal. This was later repealed by the 21st amendment. -
19th Amendment
This amendment extended the right to women in federal and state elections.It was ratified on August 18, 1920 after a long struggle known as the women's suffrage movement -
The Challenger Disaster
This event was where the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after takeoff. Seven astronauts were killed leaving America very devastated. -
Election of 1988
In the 1988 election, Reagan’s vice president, George H.W. Bush
wins the presidency. He is remembered mostly for guiding the US through the Persian Gulf War. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
This was the time where the Berlin Wall was finally taken down and where Reagan famously encouraged Soviet leader Gorbachev to end Soviet control of its satellite nations.The communist East Germany and capitalist West Germany reunited once again.
