us history taks review

  • Magna Carta
    Apr 13, 1215

    Magna Carta

    granted rights to both nobles and freemen
  • Roankoke Island

    Roankoke Island

    off the coast of North Carolina coast.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    first premanent English settlement
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    first representative assembly
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    was agreement to form a self-government
  • Roger Williams

    Roger Williams

    founded providence RI
  • Navigaion Act

    Navigaion Act

    British Parliament the first act
  • Nathaniel Bacon

    Nathaniel Bacon

    led planters against autocratic British Government Sir. William Berkeley, burned Jamestown
  • William Penn

    William Penn

    signed the treaty with Delaware Indianas and made payment for Pennsylvania lands. The first Germon colonist in American settle near Philadelphia.
  • Witchcraft delusion

    Witchcraft delusion

    at Salem, MA; 20 alleged witches executed by special court
  • Great Awaking

    Great Awaking

    religious
  • Bebjamin Franklin

    Bebjamin Franklin

    pubished the first Poor Richards Almanack
  • John Peter Zenger

    John Peter Zenger

    was acquuitted of libel
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    began when French occupied Fi. Duquesnc
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    places duties on lumber, foodstuff, molasses, and rum in colonies
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    required revenne stamps to help fund royal troops. And the Quarting Act
  • Townshred Act

    Townshred Act

    levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British troops fired into a Boston mob killed 5 including Crispus Attucks
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    cargo throw overborad to protect tea tax
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    of parliament curtailed Massachusetts self-rule.
  • Paul Revere and William Dawes

    Paul Revere and William Dawes

    rode to alert patriots that British were on their way to Conord to destory arms.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    famous proindependence pamphlet by Thomas Paine
  • Articles of confederation

    Articles of confederation

    adopted by continental Congress
  • John Paul Jones

    John Paul Jones

    on the Bonhomme Richard defeated Serapis in British North Sea waters
  • cornwallis surrender

    cornwallis surrender

  • Paris pease treaty

    Paris pease treaty

    recognizing American indepencence
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

    adopted by continental congress for Northwest territory north of Ohio River and west of New York.
  • George Washington

    George Washington

    chosen president by all the voters voting (eligible 73, voting 69, absent 4)
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    went to effect
  • Eli Whitney

    Eli Whitney

    invented cotton gin, reviving slavery
  • Washingtons farewell address

    Washingtons farewell address

    Warned against permanent alliances with foreign powers
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    was doubled U.S area
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

    expedition ordered py President Thomas Jefferson
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    made first practical Steamboat triplest New York City aug. 17, reached Albany, 150 mi away in 32 hrs
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    had 3 main causes; British seizied U.S. ships trading with France; British armed Indians who raided western borders; British had seizied 4000 naturalized U.S. sailors by 1810.
  • the Star Spangle Banner

    the Star Spangle Banner

    the British fleet failed so that gave Fancis Scott Key the idea to write the words to the Star Spangle Banner.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    oppseing Eurpean intervention in the Americans
  • Trail of tears

    Trail of tears

    a walk the Cherokee Indians were forced to walk
  • first teleograph line

    first teleograph line

    sent may 24 by intventor Samuel F.B. Morse.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    admittied Califonia as the 31st state
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe

    Harriet Beecher Stowe

    Uncle Toms Cabin Published
  • Dred Scott

    Dred Scott

    Dred was a black Slave that before his ower died they went to a free country and now that his owner died he is in court sueing to be free.
  • Abraham Licoln

    Abraham Licoln

    Was elected president out 4 people
  • Cofederate States of America

    Cofederate States of America

    Seven souther states created the confederate states of America. Jefferson was the president. First fight was at ft. Sumter in Charlestown.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    the bloodest one-dasy battle of the war.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    freeing all slaves in areas rebellion and gettysburg address.
  • Robert E. Lee

    Robert E. Lee

    Surrendered 27,800 troops confederate troops to Gen. at Appomattox Court House. Abrham Licoln was shot by John Wilks Brooth 13th Amendment abolished slavery
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    the 14th amendment was ratified providing for citzenship of all persons born or naturalized.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    the 15th Amendment was making race no bar to voting rights.
  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton

    founded the red cross.