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Jamestown
English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. They picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Benjamin Franklin's Albany Plan
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal introduced by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany Congress. Franklin's plan was to form permanent federation of colonies. -
French and Indian War begins in America
The French and Indian War is a war that the Native Americans and the French fought. This war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, -
Anglicanism established in Georgia
Christ Church of Savannah, the first Anglican church to be established in Georgia. It was founded by Henry Herbert. -
Writs of Assistance introduced in colonies
The Writ of assistance is a general search warrant issued to assist the British government in enforcing trade and navigation laws. The writ also enabled custom officials to search any vessel or building that they suspected was carrying smuggled goods. -
Treaty of Paris ends French & Indian War
The Treaty of Paris was what ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. France gave up all its territories in North America, gave them to Britain. -
Proclamation Act of 1763
The Proclamation Act is the that prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War. -
Pontiac’s Rebellion
The Pontiac's Rebellion is when Pontiac was an Ottawa leader who led a loose confederation of Native Americans from numerous tribes to fight for their land against the presence of British troops at the conclusion of the French and Indian War. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act is when the colonies suffered a constant shortage of currency with which to conduct trade. The act also prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. -
End of Salutary Neglect
The end of salutary neglect was what led to the growing tension between the colonies and Great Britain, which eventually led to the American Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act is an act of the British Parliament that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. -
Quartering Act
Quartering Act is The British requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group of instigators in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases, actual violence—to intimidate loyalists and outrage to the British government. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Mason-Dixon Line drawn
The Mason-Dixon Line was drawn in two parts. North-south divide between Maryland and Delaware and the west to east divide between Pennsylvania and Maryland. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts is that they are required colonists to pay taxes on several household items," -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain so they dumped 342 chests of tea, into the harbor. -
Quartering Acts
The last act that passed for the Quartering Act. Which applied not just to Massachusetts, but to all the American colonies, and was only slightly different than the 1765 act. This new act allowed royal governors, rather than colonial legislatures, to find homes and buildings to quarter or house British soldiers. -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. The fight confirmed that any reconciliation between England and her American colonies was no longer possible. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the kick-off of the American Revolutionary War. On the night hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence. What the declaration of being independent of the British. -
Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence. -
Valley Forge
The six-month encampment of General George Washington's Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter major turning point in the American Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
The Articles of Confederation are finally ratified. The Articles were signed by Congress and sent to the individual states for ratification. -
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. -
Land Ordinance
The Land Ordinance was passed by the U.S. Congress under the Articles of Confederation. It laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to be surveyed and sold. -
Shays’ Rebellion
Shays Rebellion was a violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside. It started with a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Although Massachusetts was the focal point of the crisis, other states experienced similar economic hardships -
Annapolis Convention
The Annapolis Convention was a meeting incipiently aimed at regulating trade between states during a time of political turbulence and economic strain. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia. The delegates shuttered the windows of the State House and swore secrecy so they could speak freely. Although they had gathered to revise the Articles of Confederation, by mid-June they had decided to completely redesign the government. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance is also known as the Ordinance. The Northwest Ordinance established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union, and guaranteed that newly created states would be equal to the original thirteen states. -
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. -
Hamilton’s Fiscal Program
The Hamilton's Fiscal Program was a problem that there was a huge national debt. He proposed that the government assume the entire debt of the federal government and the states. His plan was to retire the old depreciated obligations by borrowing new money at a lower interest rate. -
Bill of Rights ratified
The Bill of Rights was the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of its citizens. -
First Bank of the US chartered
It was the first Bank of the United States, was a national bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, by the United States Congress. It followed the Bank of North America, the nation's first de facto central bank. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin made the cotton industry of the South explode. After Whitney unveiled his cotton gin, processing cotton became much easier, resulting in greater availability and cheaper cloth. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion was the uprising that afforded the new U.S. government its first opportunity to establish federal authority by military means. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington's Farewell Address was made when he was about to end his second term and leaving for his home. In the letter to “Friends and Citizens,” Washington warned that the forces of geographical sectionalism, political factionalism, and interference by foreign powers in the nation's domestic affairs. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress. The four laws restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions was a political statement in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. -
Revolution of 1800
Revolution of 1800 was the electoral victory of Democratic-Republicans over the Federalists, who lost their Congressional majority and the presidency. -
John Marshall appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Adams sent to the Senate the nomination of John Marshall to be chief justice. The last Federalist-controlled Senate confirmed the nomination. -
Marbury v. Madison
The Marbury v. Madison was a Court case that upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in private businesses, under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the gaining of the land from the British. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Clark and Lewis in St. Charles headed upstream on the Missouri River in the keelboat and two smaller boats. Heat, swarms of insects, and strong river currents made the trip arduous at best. -
Hamilton-Burr Duel
Burr-Hamilton duel was a duel fought between U.S. Vice President and Hamilton. The two men had long been political rivals, but the immediate cause of the duel was disparaging remarks Hamilton had allegedly made about Burr at a dinner. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. -
Burning of Washington
British soldiers set fire the white house. -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought between the British Empire and the newly formed United States. -
Second Band of the US
The Second Bank of the United States, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the second federal national bank in the United States. -
Era of Good Feelings
The “Era of Good Feelings” is the beginning of the era after the end of the War of 1812. It was an era of unity -
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland is a Supreme Court case on federal power. Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank. -
Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine
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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine is a policy toward the United States would not interfere in the internal affairs of or the wars between European powers. -
"Corrupt Bargain” Election
The "Corrupt Bargain” Election is when Jackson won the popular vote but he did not win enough Electoral College votes to be elected. The House of Representatives decided to elect John Quincy Adams -
American System (Henry Clay)
It was a System that Henry Clay that consisted of three mutually reinforcing parts: a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
The Supreme Court is about state laws “must yield” to constitutional acts of Congress. -
Erie Canal Opens
The Erie Canal opened to providing overland water transportation between the Hudson River on the east and Lake Erie at the western end. -
Andrew Jackson elected president
Andrew Jackson won the election and became the seventh president of the united states. -
Kitchen Cabinet
Andrew Jackson's Kitchen Cabinet is was used as political opponents of U.S. President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisors. -
Spoils system
The Spoils system was a practice of political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters. -
Maysville Road Veto
President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill the Maysville Road veto was one of Jackson's first acts in aligning the federal government with his principles of Jacksonian democracy -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was granting land west of Mississippi for exchanging for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was a case of the Supreme Court and it's about the Cherokee Nation within which Georgia law had no force. -
Ordinance of Nullification
The Ordinance of Nullification declared the Tariffs “null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, its officers or citizens.” It also forbade appeal of any ordinance measure to the federal courts. -
Jackson’s veto of the Bank of the US
President Andrew Jackson vetoes the Bank of the US. announces that the government will no longer use the Second Bank of the United States. -
Whig Party
The Whig Party is similar to the Federalist Party that preceded it. The federal government must provide its citizenry with a transportation infrastructure to assist economic development. -
Republic of Texas Independence
The Texas Declaration of Independence was independent. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was where African American as well as white slaves to aid to escaped enslaved people -
Amistad Case
African natives were kidnapped from eastern Africa and sold into the Spanish slave trade. They were then placed aboard a Spanish slave ship bound for Havana, Cuba. The slaves then revolted, killing most of the crew of the Amistad. -
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix was an early 19th-century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime. She championed causes for both the mentally ill and indigenous populations.