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Lost Colony
It was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, founded on Roanoke Island off the North Carolina Coast. -
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Chronology of Events
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Jamestown
Captain John Smith and 105 cavaliers in 3 ships landed on the virginia coast, starting the first permanent English settlement. -
House of Burgesses
First representative assembly. -
Pilgrims
Puritan separatists left Plymouth on the Mayflower, reached Cape Cod with 103 passengers. Signed the Mayflower Compact which helped establish the idea of slef government and majority rule. -
Providence
Rounded by Roger Williams as a democratically ruled colony with separation of church and state. -
Navigation Act
British parliament passed law regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led planters against the British governor Sir Wlliam Berkeley, they burned down Jamestown, rebellion died out when Bacon was killed. -
Penn and the Indians
William Penn signed treaty with Delaware Indians and payed for Pennsylvania lands. -
Salem Witch Trials
The witchraft delusion at Salem, MA, 20 "witches" were executed by court. -
Georgia
Formed the last of the 13 colonies, Georgia. -
Zenger Trial
Editor John Peter Zenger brought to court in New York after crticizing British Governor's conduct in office, led to the birth of the first amendment. -
Great Awakening
Famous sermon delivered at Enfield, MA by Jonathan Edwards a major figure in the revivalist of The Great Awakening. -
French And Indian War
Began when france occupied Pittsburgh, the french lost canada and the midwest. -
Sugar Act
Tax placed on lumber, food, molasses, and rum in colonies, to pay off debts of French and Indian war. -
Stamp & Quartering Act
Stamp act required revenue stamps on products to help troops. Quartering Act required colonists to house soldiers. -
Townshed Acts
Placed a tax on glass, painter's lead, paper and tea. -
Boston Massacre
Incident in which british soldiers killed 5 men. -
Boston Tea Party
Angry at the tea tax, calonists dressed up as native americans and borded ships with taxed tea and threw it overboard. -
Intolerable acts
Series of laws passed by British parliament relating to the colonies, some were direct responses to the boston tea party. These acts angered colonists. -
First Continental Congress
Congress was held in Philadelphia, called for civil disobedience against the British. -
Revolutionary War
On April 18th Paul Revere And William Daves rode to alert patriots that the British were on their way, Lexington & Concord. Beginning to the revolutionary war. On June 5th at the continetal congress George Washinton was named commander in chief. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by Continental Congress on July 4th that declared the 13 colonies independent from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement adopted by the Continetal Congress that legally established the colonies as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
John Paul Jones
Naval fighter, well known for defeating the Serapis in british north sea waters. -
Yorktown
Last battle of the Revolutionary War, Cornwallis surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Treaty that ended Revolutionary war between the colonies and britain. -
Constitutional Convention
Convention to address the problems of the government of the united states, although it was intended to revise the Articles of confederation other had intented to create a new better government than rather to fix the old one. -
Northwest Ordinance
Described how Northwest Territory was to be governed, set rules for settlement. -
George Washington
Washington elected the first president of the united states,at the first congress in the new york federal hall , declared the constitution in effect. -
Supreme Court
Supreme court created by the Federal Judiciary Act, John Jay confirmed by congress as first chief supreme court justice. -
Bill Of Rights
Bill of Rights submitted to states. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin increasing the slavery population. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Pennsylvania farmers protested against the tax placed on liquor. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Delivered warning against permanent alliances with foreign powers, public debt and etc. -
Alien & Sedition Acts
Kept others from migrating intp the americas. -
Thomas Jefferson
Received same amount of votes as Burr, but on out over Burr in house. -
Louisiana Purchase
Us bought all of Louisiana to the canadian border, doubling U.S area. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Ordered by president Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Paurchase which is now the northwest U.S. -
Embargo Act
Banned all trade with foreign countries. -
War of 1812
- Britain seized U.S ships. 2.Seized U.S. soldiers. 3.U.S stopped trade with Europe
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Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver H. Perry defeated British. -
Battle of Lake Champlain
U.S Won naval battle, signed peace treaty with Britain. -
Florida
Spain ceceded Florida to the U.S. -
Monroe Doctorine
Stopped immigration into the americas. -
Webster vs Hayne debate
Debate on states' rights to nullify the law. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed to move indians west. -
Turner's Rebellion
A black slave in Virginia Nat Turner led a local slave rebellion. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee indians forced to walk from georgia to oklahoma due to the indian removal act. -
Telegraph
First message sent over the telegraph by inventor Samuel B. Morse. -
Mexican War
Mexico and U.S declared war, over border dispputes, treaty signed in 1848 ended war, and Mexico ceded Texas, California, and other territory to the U.S. -
Seneca Falls
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led Women's Rights Convention. -
Compromise of 1850
- Admitted California as the 31st state, with slavery forbidden.
- Made Utah and Nex Mexico territories.
- Made Fugitive slave act harsher.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
Republican Party
Formed Republican party, opposed Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Dred Scott
Ruled uncosntitutional, said that slaves did not became free in a free state, congress could not ban slavery in a territory, and blacks could not be citizens. -
Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown seized U.S. Armory at Harper's Ferry. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln in the Republican Party, voted president in a 4 way race. -
Confederate States of America
Southern states seceded from the Union forming the Confederate States of America, Led by Jefferson Davis. Civil War began as Confederates attacked Ft. Sumter. -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest one day battle of the war, each side lost over 2,000 men. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln freed all slaves in areas still in Rebellion. -
Surrender/Lincoln Shot/13th amendment
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House. President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theather. 13th Amendment abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
Provided for citizenship of all people born or naturalized in america. -
15th Amendment
Made race no bar for voting rights. -
American Red Cross
Founded by Clara Barton.
