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Jamestown
First permanent English settlement -
Start of Slavery
the start of slavery in the North American colonies to 1619. -
House of Burgesses
the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. -
Mayflower compact
was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
john locke
was an English philosopher and physician of the Enlightenment
"Life liberty and property" -
1754 French and Indian War
7 year war faught between British America and french colonies. -
Treaty of Paris
ended the French and Indian war between English american colnies and the french(Indian) -
Proclamation of 1763
drew a line across the appalachian mountains -
stamp act
requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists objected to the Tea Act because they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen, so they threw tea into the harbor refusing the taxes. -
Declaration Of Independence
Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain. -
1st Continental Congress
was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies, meant for intolerable acts. -
Lexington and Concord
were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
2nd Continental Congress
was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies, Mostly miltary action. -
Olive Branch Petition
The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict. -
common sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. -
Enlightenment
More political and other newer additions, golden age of buisness. -
Thomas Paine
was an English-American political activist, author, political theorist and revolutionary expert. wrote common Sense. -
Articles of Confederation
was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Battle of Yorktown
victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington. -
Critical Period
after the American Revolution where the future of the newly formed nation was in the balance. -
Land ordinace 0f 1785
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the United States. -
Shay's Rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts. -
Annapolis Convention
was a meeting in 1786 at Annapolis, Maryland, of 12 delegates from five states. -
constitutional convention
to address problems in governing the United States of America, from Articles of Confederation -
the great compromise
House of reps, and senate dicussed a deal. -
Marquis Lafayette
Lafayette was a general in the American Revolutionary War and a leader of the Garde nationale during the French Revolution. -
3/5ths compromise
Delegates opposed to slavery generally wished to count only the free. -
Washingtons presidency
entered office with the full support of the national and state leadership, and established the executive and judicial branches of the federal government. -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
Freedom ordinance, free states. -
Judiciary act of 1789
It established the U.S. federal judiciary. -
bill of rights signed
James madison signed bill of rights in 1789 ratified in 1791 -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, it increased need of slave labor. -
Adams presidency
2nd president, federalist. -
Thomas Jefferson
3rd president, American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. -
Marbury vs Madison
Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
15 million dollars bought in 1803 by thomas jefferson, from france. -
war of 1812
between the United States on one side, and on the other Great Britain, its colonies and its Indian allies in North America. -
Missouri Compromise
the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. -
monroe doctrine
It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression. -
Gibbons vs Odgen
Supreme Court of the United States held that the power to regulate interstate commerce.
