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Powhatan
He created an alliance from all the native tribes in Jamestown. It was in Virginia. Powhatan was a leader of 30 tribes. -
Puritan Society
The Puritans made a requirement that the people had to learn to read. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon wanted to gain more land and when the governor didn't want to help him he decided to try anyway. -
English Bill of Rights
It brought freedom of speech and election to parliament. The parliament had to agree with taxes. -
John Locke
He thought about enlightenment. -
First Great Awakening (1730s to 1770s)
The First Great Awakening was when Britain and the colonies started following religion more. -
French and Indian War (7 Years War)
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Proclamation of 1763
There was a line that said that the colonists could not go west of it. -
Sugar Act
The colonists had to pay a tax on sugars. -
Stamp Act
The colonists had to pay a tax on stamps. -
Townsend Acts
It was a tax on things being imported like glass lead paper and paint. -
Tea Act
The colonists had to pay a tax on tea. -
Coercive Acts
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"Common Sense"
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was encouraging independence from England. -
Lexington and Concord
The British and the Colonists had a battle at Lexington. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle at bunker hill that neither side won. -
Battle of Trenton
A battle between the British and American colonists at Trenton. The American colonists won the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
The American colonists wanted to be independent. -
Valley Forge
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Battle of Saratoga
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The Battle of Kings Mountain
A battle between the British and Americans on Kings Mountain -
Charles Town Falls
Thousands of British soldiers attacked Charles Town -
The Battle of Yorktown
A battle between the British and Americans in Yorktown -
The Treaty of Paris
When the Treaty of Paris was signed the British would stop fighting with the Americans -
Steamboats
One of the things that were made during the industrial revolution was steamboats. They made it easier to travel on water. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was when the Constitution agreed on the first amendments -
President Adams 1797-1801
He was the second president. -
Election of 1800
It was a presidential election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson won the election. -
Louisiana Purchase
It was a territory located in the United Sates that belonged to France. The United States were going to buy New Orleans for $10 million anyway but was offered the entire territory for $15 million. It was located in the Louisiana Territory. -
Essex Junto
It was a group in Massachusetts that was a powerful group from New England. They tried to get the vice president Aaron Burr to run for the New York governor to expand on their movement. Alexander Hamilton said that he was dangerous and it led to them fighting. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark went to the Louisiana Territory before the United States bought it so that they could see the area and map out some of the locations in the Louisiana Territory. -
Pike Expedition
Thomas Jefferson sent a group out to the Louisiana Territory to look at areas of the territory and see what was there. They went to Colorado. -
The National Road
In 1817 a national road was built that went from Ohio to Virginia. This road was called the Cumberland Road. -
River Traffic
Before the industrial revolution things were transported by river. If something needed to travel upstream it was a lot slower. -
Railroads
During the industrial and transportation revolution railroads were made to make it easier to travel. -
Canals
During the industrial revolution canals were made which were areas of water that boats could travel on. -
Election of 1824
This was the presidential election between John Adams and Andrew Jackson. -
Election of 1828
The presidential election of 1828 was a rematch between John Adams and Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson won the election. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson did not like the Native Americans and wanted to move them out of their land so that he could take the land. In 1830 he started trying to move them. By 1835 they were being forcibly moved from their land. -
Panic of 1837
Andrew Jackson did not want the Bank of the United States to be renewed. -
Perry Expedition
The Perry Expedition was an expedition led by Matthew Perry. The expedition led to trade being open to Japan for the U.S. -
Election of 1860
Lincoln was elected as president. -
Civil War Begins
The civil war was a battle between the North and the South about whether slavery should or should not be allowed. -
Secession Begins
After Lincoln was elected some of the Southern states started to secede because they were unhappy with the election. -
Telephones
Alexander Graham bell came up with the idea of the telephone in 1874. He succeeded in making his first edition of the telephone in 1876. He started the Bell Telephone Company in 1877 and it later became AT&T. -
Edison Invents the Lightbulb.
Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb in 1879. -
Annexation of Hawaii
In 1898 the U.S. annexed Hawaii. This was significant because the U.S. was expanding out into the pacific. -
The Spanish American War
The Spanish American was was fought between the U.S. and Spain. It was mostly fought in Central America and stopped Spain from having any territories in the Americas. -
Imperialism
Imperialism was the idea that a country could become powerful by controlling others. -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was an agreement between the U.S. and Cuba where the U.S. could help protect the Cuban independence. -
WWI 1914 to 1918
The first world war was a war between many different countries. The two main sides were the Allies and the Central Powers. It lasted for 4 years. -
Tulsa Race Massacre
In 1921 a rumor in a newspaper said that someone attacked someone else in an elevator and this caused a big fight to happen. -
The Great Depression 1929 - 1939
The Great Depression was a time when the economy had dropped. Jobs were lost and the stock market had crashed. -
WWII
The second world war started in 1939. It was between mostly France, Britain, and Germany. It lasted 6 years. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a conflict between the UN and the USSR. The UN wanted democracy and the USSR wanted communism. They fought over many countries. -
Truman Doctrine
It was a doctrine that said that the United States would give economic and military assistance to their allied countries. The doctrine changed foreign policy for the United States. -
Lippman
Lippman's Speech was about the approach of the U.S. to the Cold War. He talks about American rights and about how telling them what to believe would not follow freedom rights. -
Election of 1970
In 1970 Nixon was elected as president. -
Panama Canal
Before 1989 the United States owned the Panama canal. The U.S. had plans of giving the Canal back to Panama, but they did not agree with the new leader. The U.S. invaded Panama and put the leader of Panama on trial. -
The Persian Gulf Wars
The leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait and tried to take over. The United States got involved and freed Kuwait from being taken over.