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Formed by the Virginia COmpany Of London. First permanent English settlement in North America became Virginia.
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First elected in the new world. Operates today as the General Assembly.
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Used on tobacco plantations. Slavery lead to the civil war.
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Document where they agreed to obey laws created for the general good. Pledged loyalty to God and King.
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England and the American colonists fought the French and Indains. England won the war. Both countries wanted land west of the appalachiansand in Canada.
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England gained land 00west of the Appalachians and Canada from France.
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England prohibited colonists from settling west of the appalachians.
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Placed a tax on legal documents.
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British troops fired into a mob killing 5 colonists. Named the Boston Massacre so it would get out and make the Brtish look bad.
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England put taxes on tea so the colonist boarded tea ships and dumpped tea in the harbour.
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Meeting of representatives from all 13 colonies execpt Georgia. Met in Philadelphia. Urged colonies to form militias.
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British troops attack a colomial weapons stock pile. The Minutemen was assembled. First skirmish of the war.
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Created the continental army. George Washington was the general. Issued the Olive Branch Petition, was the final peace offer and it was rejected.
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Issued by the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson wrote it. Colonies officialy separated from England.
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13 newly independent states united into one country, called the United States of America.
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Americans and French surronded the British and the British surrendered. France blocked the exit of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Time period on the U.S. when under the Articles of Confederation.
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England acknowledged American Independence. The United States boundaries: Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
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Established a plan for surveyingthe western land.
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Called to settle disputes among the states over commerce. Only 5 states showed up.
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They met in Philadelphia. George Washington and James Madison were the key leaders.
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Provided the process for creation and admisson of a new state.
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Debt ridden farmersin Massachusetts due to high taxes.
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Created two house congress the senate and House of Representatives. It balanced power between large and small states.
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Said slaves counted as 3/5th of a person when determining a states represenation in House of Reps.
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He was the 1st president. He set up the government.
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Set up the court system. Created three executive branches.
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The first 10 ammedments. Deals with rights and liberties. James Madison wrote the Bil of Rights.
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Inventor is Eli Whitney. Made cotton growing very profitable.
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He was a federalist and he beat Thomas Jefferson.
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Indians were forced off their land onto smaller and smaller reservations. American's took their land.
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Jefferson was a Democratic Republican. Believed in weak national government and Agricultural economy.
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Established the power of Judicial Review.
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Jefferson bought it from France. It doubled the size of the U.S. Included land from Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains.
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British interfer with American ships and British aid to Indains in the west. President Madison calls for war.
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Said a state couldn't tax the bank due to national supremacy.
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Time when democracy in the U.S. expanded and more people got involved in the electoral process.
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Confirmed the federal governments power over commerce.
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Divided LA Purchase at 36,30. North of line free and south of line slave. Missouri slave state and Maine free state.
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Written by President Monroe. Warned Europe about future colonization in America and Interference in anyh independent county in the western hemisphere.
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Personified the "democratic" spirit of the age. He challenged the economic elite. He use dthe Spoils System.
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This forced all Indians east of the Mississippi River to move to Indian Territory.
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The Texans won their independence. Led by Sam Houston. This Established the Republic of Texas.
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Alamo is the old mission house. Texans fortified themselves there. They fought untill the last man died.
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A Anti Slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It helped lay out the ground work for the civil war.
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This case said that it didnt matter if you were a free slave or still a slave that you couldn't be an American Citizen.
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The Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina, in April 1860 to select their candidate for President in the upcoming election.
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The first battle of the civil war. The fight was in Chareston South Carolina. The Confederates won the fight.
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Battle was in Maryland. First malor battle of the civil war. First battle in the north. Confederate lost half their men and lost the battle.
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The law that gave free land in the Westin 160 acre plots. The only condition was that settlers had to stay for 5 years.
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Issued by Abraham Lincoln saying all slaves in the south were free.
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This battle was over control of the Mississippi River. Grant wins the battle and cuts the confederate in half.
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Battle fought in Pennsylvania. This was a 3 day battle that caused Lee to retreat.
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A speech given by Abraham Lincoln. It dedicated a cemetery to the fallen soliders.
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The time after the civil war rebuilding the damaged cities and towns.
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This amendment banned slavery in the United States.
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Lee surrendered to Grant here ending the civil war. The Union won the Civil War.
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John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln by shooting him in the back of the head. This happened in a theater.
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This put the South under military occupation. This angered the South.
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Election of 1876 was the 23rd quadrennial presidential election. Rutherford B. Hayes won this election.
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This said that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
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This gave African Americans the right to vote. Anyone could vote no matter race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws enacted after the Reconstruction period. They seperated Blacks and Whites.
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Was founded by Uriah Stevens major American labbor organization in the mid 1800's. The largest and most important American labor organizations.
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This act banned the entry of almost all Chinese immigrants into America. There was too many immigrants coming over so the government put limitations.
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This was a protest in Chicago. A bomb went off near police. Their was eight strickers convicted.
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Was founded by Samuel Gompers. Used collective bargaining to negotiate with employees.
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The goal was to Americanize the Indians. This broke up the reservations and divided them into individual plots. Also legally abolished tribes.
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It used the government to institute reforms to fix problems caused by industrialzation. Caused the Gilded Age.
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The plan under which Indains would be forced to adopt American cultural. The Indains didn't like this policy.
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It prevented any business structure that restrained trade. The goal was to outlaw trusts or monopolies. This act wasnt successful.
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This happened at Carnegie Steel Plant. The plant manager Henry Frick called the Pinkerton Dectective Agency. It ended in a major gun battle.
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Was founded by Eugene V. Debs. It consited of railroad workers. Largest Union of its time.
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This strike was by Pullman railroad workers. It started a nationwide Railroad boycott. The federal government ended it.
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Said blacks and whites were separate but equal. The Court ruled 7-1 that the Louisiana law requiring that the races be separated did not violate the thirteenth or fourteenth amendments to the Constitution as long as the facilities were deemed equal.
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The Cubans rebelles against Spanish rule. The U.S. had business & strategic interests in Cuba. An American ship the USS Maine exploded outside of Cuba and the yellow press blames the Spanish.
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The U.S. annexed Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. Then Cuba became free.
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Gave all nations equal trading rights with China. This ended European and U.S. competitions. This was made by the Secreatary of State John Hay.
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This was made by Chinese boxers. The goal was to remove foreign influences. The Boxer Rebellion was a fail.
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It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. finished the canal in 1914.
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Theodore Roosevelt added to the Monroe Doctrine. He reminded Europe not to interfere.
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This was when many African Americans moved from rural south to nothern cities. They were seeking jobs in Northern industries.
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The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states. It was ratified in 1913.
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Voters elect senators now not state legislature. The amendment supersedes Article I, 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution
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It expands the Sherman Anti Trust Act. Outlaws price fixing
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It creates the FTC. They investigate business practices. The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government.
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A war in Europe between the Allies and Central Powers. The U.S. stays neutral for the first 3 years of the war. The Allies win the war.
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A German U-boat sunk the Lusitania killing American citizens. Germany also tries to get Mexico to attack the U.S..
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This was Wilsons peace plan to eliminate the cause of the war. This created the Leauge of Nations.
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This banned alcohol from the U.S.. This created Bootleggers and Speak Easies. They never got rid of all the alcohol in the U.S..
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Woman gain the right to vote. The Womens Suffrage Movement made it possible for women to vote.
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She was a strong leader of the Womens Suffrage Movement. She was an American social reformer.
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This stated the punishment for Germany after the war. It created Mandates and National boundaries were redrawn.
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The explosion of black intellectual and cultural life. A black poet named Langston Hughes became popular.
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Put a quota on how many immigrants could come from each country. Allowed more from old immigrant areas than new immigrant areas. This ended immigration for several decades.
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A Tennessee teacher John Scopes was tried for teaching evolution. This trail sparked a national debate over evolution.
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Herbert Hoover was elected in 1928. He believed in Rugged Individualism. He was against direct government aid to the needy.
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Time of severe economic hardship in America. The stock market crashed. The stock market crash was the begining of the Great Depression.
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The name for the Stock Market crash. Still know to this day.
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There was many strikes. CIO was a new union that formed.
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Horrible drought on the Great Plains. Caused huge dust storms.
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FDRS program to deal with the Depression. The three types of programs were Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
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FDR ran as a democratic and crushed Hoover a Republican. He promised a new deal. He rallied a frightened nation.
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FDIC insures bank deposits. Also regulates the banks.
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Protected workers rights to form unions . Also let unions engage in collective bargaining.
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This was the biggest new deal program. Provides safeguards for workers with disabilities and unemployment compensation. Also gave old age pensions for the retired.
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Set maxium work hours and minium wages. Also established over time pay.
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Hitler and Mussolini started invading countries in Europe. Hitler invaded Austria & Czechoslovakia in 1938-1939.
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Stalin and Hitler agree not to attack each other. Hitler broke this and later invaded Soviet Union.
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Drafted 10 million men into the military. Made men 18-45 able to be picked for service.
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Hitler turns on Soviet Union even though they signed the Non Aggerson Pact. Hitler hates slavs and many jews flewed to Soviet Union that is why he attacked them.
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Japan attacks U.S. Naval Base crushing the U.S.'s Pacific fleet. It was a suprise air attack and thousands died. This pulled the U.S. into the war.
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FDR the president asks congress to declare war on Japan. . Germany and Japan join together to fight the U.S.
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The U.S. navy beat a larger Japanese force. This ended the threat to Hawaii. The Allies began Island Hopping.
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Allies invade Germany occupied France. Led by Eisenhower. There was high casualties but successful. Allies took back Europe.
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A Supreme Court case that allowed interment camps. Ordered Japanese Americans to interment camps. They feared they were aiding the enemy.
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The Allies landed in Germany occupied France. This was led by Eisenhower and faced high casualties . This was successful and Allies retake Europe.
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The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign. The Allies soon recovered.
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The Japanese Military Center was in Hiroshima by dropping the first bomb we took out there military. It also killed 80,000 people and destroyed 90% of the city.
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The second bomb named Fat Man was dropped after the Japanese didnt surrender. This bomb was bigger than first one. Destruction of 2.6 square miles.
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Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s surrender in a radio broadcast. The news spread quickly, and V-J Day celebrations broke out across the United States and other Allied nations.
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Post war trails of Nazis for war crimes in the Holocaust. Made them responsibile for what they did regardless of there orders from Hitler. There were many convictions.
