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Period: Aug 1, 1492 to
Colonial America-1877 U.S History
This timeline aids as a visual to my studies of the United States from Colonial times to 1877. This coursework is affiliated through VHS. -
Jamestown Colony
In hope for gold the Englishman created their first lasting colony called Jamestown in 1607. Due to the harsh conditions and malaria 38 out of the 144 men and boys that came with The Virginia Company of London survived. The gold found was scarce and there was not much support from England financially. In the end the failure of the colony lead to the "starving time" which resulted in extents of cannibalism. In only 17 years the colony went bankrupt. http://www.ushistory.org/us/2c.asp -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses, or the first legislative assembly in the colonies was founded in 1619 by the Virginia Company to make life in the new world more appealing for the coming colonists. When in 1774 the House began conflicting with the English government the "royal governor" ended the assembly.
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Treaty of Paris
http://www.ushistory.org/us/8d.asp
The Treaty of Paris was an agreement signed between the British and French at the close of the war. Because France lost the battles, England won over most of the territory in the treaty. Now that the colonists were free from France's attempts at impeding, they no longer needed the British empire to protect them. Therefore, the treaty led to the colonist revolution from the Crown. -
Boston Massacre
Due to Boston's great resentment towards the Townshend Act a group of 60 towns people of Boston attacked a British gaurd. British reinforcement by accidently fired, shooting 5 men. The Massacre resulted in the King's revocation of taxes on everything but tea.
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Popular sovereignty is the governmental idea that people hold the highest jurisdiction. This primarily applied to slaves deciding their freedom and citizens deciding whether to join the North or the South http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h228.html -
First Melting Pot
Melting Pot refers to the mixture and diversity of cultures all living and cooexising together. This "Melting Pot" ideal that America prides itself in was first noticed in Pennsylvania by MICHEL-GUILLAUME DE CRÈVECOEUR. At the time this melting pot was made mostly of whites, Africans, Irish, and Germans, although it continues to spread with people form throughout the world today.
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The Declaration of Independence
On July 4th 1776 the The Declaration of Independence was created. This day echoes as our day of Independence, but is much more than hot dogs and fireworks. This day marks the creation of our guiding principles, "all men are created equal ...and that they are endowed life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
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Shays Rebellion
Shay's rebellion was the first rebellion in the newly established United States. The farmers in Massachusetts rebelled the Boston government who was not being supportive of the debt they owed. James Bowdoin, governor of Mass smoothly suppressed the rebellion, however the anger in the farmers still remained and resulted in smaller protests across the colonies.
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Ratification of the Constitution
The federalists won the "anti federalist - federalists" battle when the Consitution was ratified in the summer of 1788 by the affirmation of 11 out of the 13 colonies. The Constitution controlled the democracy by withholding some power in order to keep our young country from collapsing.
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Election of 1800
The election of 1800 was between Federalist John Adams and Anti federalist Thomas Jefferson. The election was heated and very opinionated. In the end the Democratic republicans, or anti federalists won, with Thomas Jefferson taking office. With Jefferson in office the country took a permanant shift away from federally run government to a more people sovereigned democracy.
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War of 1812
During the early 1800s our country was widely expanding its territory. This expansion meant conflict with the Indians. The 1812 war was a battle with the Native Americans. Nobody really won the war, although it did result in a lot of Western settlement.
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Jacksonian Democracy
President Andrew Jackson and his Jacksonian Democracy is said to have paved the way for modern democracy today. Jacksonian democracy emphasized power to the common man and attempted to dissolve any aristocractic tendancies.
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The Liberator
In 1831 William Garrison’s magazine The liberator was published (mostly subscribed to by black slaves). His novel outlined the un comprisable and adamant views of the ‘new abolitionists” who simply would not take slavery as an answer. Shortly following Garrison founded the American Anti Slavery Society which was supported worldwide.
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South Carolina Nullification
Because the south believe only the north was benefitting from the new tariff agreements, South Carolina and the vice president Calhoun ratified an ordinance of nullification. This documenet basicallly believed that because the state of South Carolina found this national tariff law unconstitutional, they simple didn't have to follow it. President Jackson's response to this was a harsh threat of military reaction, which was lucky avoided thanks to a compromise bill that was proposed. http://www.us -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was a term established by John O Sullivan. It basically verified the mindset people had taken that expansion West was their divine right, and destiny. It allowed people to overlook who they were expanding into, simply because it was what they were 'supposed' to do. I think many were brainwashed into seeing manifest destiny as more of a policy than the idea that it was. http://www.ushistory.org/us/29.asp
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American War was quickly propelled by the zealous support and influx of American troops as well as our strong navy and stable government at the time. The fairly easy war for America resulted in our ownership of Texas, New Mexico, and California.
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Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln assertively created this Proclamation of 1863 to end slavery. many Democrats and Republicans from the North and South both were opposed to emancipation because so much of the country's economy relied on slave labor. Although the emancipation was an oficial documenet that "freed" slaves it did not free the mindset that lingered. There was very little effect following the Proclamation.
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Assassination of Lincoln
In Ford's Theater on the eve of April 11th John Booth shot president Lincoln in the head. John Booth was very pro slavery and white superiority, viewpoints which clashed with Lincolns acts of emancipation. This was the first presidential assassination in history.
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Reconstruction
Reconstruction refers to the time period following the Civil war when the country had to recreate its unity between the North and the South. Some Northeners believed they needed to punish the South for trying to succeed, while others, especially in the South simply denied the Constitutional Amendmants. Overall, there was a great amount of disagreement and not many proactive results.
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Johnson's Impeachment
In 1868 President Johnson was impeached for many vague reasons, for example his constant opposion to equality laws, but no official laws. Although it was close, due to this ambiguity, Johnson was not convicted and he finished his term.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/35c.asp
