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Jamestown was founded and became the first permanent colony. This was a colony in Virginia. -
The founding of Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony in Virginia. They named their first colony after their King, James I. They picked this site for Jamestown because the site was surrounded by water on three sides. This meant it was easy to defend against possible Spanish attacks.
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The House of Burgesses was the first congress and was the first rep. assembly -
Slavery in America started in 1619. A Dutch ship had brought 20 African slaves into Jamestown, Virginia. Throughout the 17th century, North America started to turn to African slaves as a cheaper, more plentiful source of labor. -
The House of Burgesses was created and was the first congress. It also had the first rep. assembly.
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Slavery in America started in 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 African slaves into Jamestown, Virginia. North American started to turn African slaves into cheaper, more plentiful source of labor.
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Massachusetts Bay is one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony is one of the original English settlements in present-day Massachusetts.
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The Navigation Acts restricted the colonies from allowing any other ships that weren't English to trade with the colonies. This was a big overreach of power by England. -
The Navigation Acts restricted the outside trade of the colonies and only allowed them to trade with England. These were overreaching laws by England. The First Navigation Act was passed in 1651.
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The Maryland First Slave Legislative was when you started seeing slave codes in all colonies. Gang labor also began to show up which was when a master would oversee a large group of slaves working. -
The Maryland First Slave Legislative was when slave codes began to show up in all colonies. Gang labor-- a master or white overseer watched over a large group of slaves-- also began to show up.
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A small farmer, Bacon, wanted to expand his land, but Natives were on it. He told the government to rid of them and they told him they couldn't because they were in good trade and agreement with them. Bacon began to make a scene and was kicked out of the meeting. He comes back with a militia and burns down Jamestown. He was able to get away but died of dysentery -
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Bacon's Rebellion can be attributed to the declining tobacco prices, an increasing and restricted English market, and the rising prices of English manufactured goods that caused problems for the Virginians.
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The Bloodless Revolution involved the overthrow of King James II. The motives for the revolution were both religious and political. -
The Bloodless Revolution involved the overthrow of King James II. The motives for the revolution were both political and religious. This Revolution took place in England from 1688-1689.
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King William's War was between England and France for rule in North America. They both wanted control of the fur trade. King William's War was the first of the French and Indian Wars. It took place in North America in 1689. -
King William’s War was between France and England for rule in North America. They both wanted control of the fur trade. This was the first of the French and Indian Wars.
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The Salem Witch Trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts. Over 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed. -
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts. Over 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed.
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The War of the Spanish Succession was a European conflict triggered by the death of Charles II of Spain in November 1701. -
Thomas Newcomen was an English Inventor who created the atmospheric engine, the first practical fuel-burning engine in 1712. -
France lost North American colonies, and Spain gave Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba. Britain and Prussia defeated France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. -
The Industrial Revolution began when agricultural societies became more industrialized and urban. Inventions like the railroad and electricity permanently changed society. -
British had imposed many acts on the colonies. They were the Currency Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Quartering Act. The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the American colonies.
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The Boston Massacre was a riot that occurred on March 5, 1770. It began as a brawl and quickly escalated to a bloody slaughter. This paved the way for the American Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. This was in frustration of "taxation without representation." They dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. -
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776. -
The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was written by Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia on July 4, a date now celebrated as the birth of American independence. -
The French Revolution was a turning point in modern European history that began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president. Jefferson ran against John Adams in 1796 and came in second place, making him vice president by law. He ran again in 1800, and the vote had come down to the House of Representatives declaring Jefferson the victor. -
The beginning of the War of 1812 was caused due to the British Royal Navy restricting trade routes to the U.S. This diminished the U.S.'s desire to expand its borders.
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The War of 1812 was considered the second war of independence for the U.S. The war ended with the Treaty of Peace on February 18, 1815.
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British forces stormed into the Chesapeake Bay and burned multiple government buildings including the Capitol building, and the White House. British achieved their goals and moved down to New Orleans to capture it. -
President James Monroe gave his annual presidential speech warning European powers not to interfere in the western hemisphere or else the U.S. would step in and stop them. This stood against what George Washington wanted. He wanted to stay out of foreign affairs and have the U.S. keep to themselves. -
The U.S.-Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 and was the first U.S. conflict fought on foreign soil. It was a war that was disputing the independence of Texas and the border of the Rio Grande. Mexico lost a chunk of its territory to the U.S., claiming many present-day states.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the U.S. He had to deal with a divided nation dealing with the issue of states' rights about slavery. He gained popularity after his series of public speeches. -
The tension between the Northern and Southern states over states' rights and slavery finally got to the point where war broke out. The election of Abraham Lincoln caused 7 southern states to leave the Union and create the Confederate States of America. Some more states joined these rebel states later on. -
The American Civil War was a bloody and brutal war that lasted 4 years. The War was fought over the idea of states' rights about slavery. The South believed that the government was overstretching its reach into the rights of the state by limiting slavery and therefore seceded to create its own nation free from the limiting government of the Union. In the war, roughly 620,000 American soldiers died with millions more injured, and much of the Southern states were left in ruin.
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Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg was done in order to address the war that was occurring. He wanted to dedicate the field to the fallen soldiers on both sides, and he wanted the soldiers to know what they were fighting for which was to see if a new nation could in fact survive without the aid of their previous owners.