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Us Va HIstory
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Jamestown
Over 100 men women and children travel to an unknown place from Brittain. Naming the unknown place Jamestown -
The begining of Slavery
It was a gradual growth, it started off with indentured workers from Brittain. -
House of Burgesses
Was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. It was created by the Virginia Company of London. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower was a document where they agreed to obey laws created for the general good, pledged loyalty to god and the king. created a "covenant community" a community based on the promises found in the Mayflower Compact -
French and Indian War
War between Britan/Colonist and French/Indians. Britain wins and the treaty of Paris is signed. -
Proclomation of 1763
Document stated that the colonist could not settle anylands past the applachian mountains. -
Stamp Act
The act where England taxed the American colonist, where they made them pay and stamp on any important documents. -
Boston Massacre
Event in which Britttish soldiers opened fired on protesters in Boston, Massachusettes killing 5 and injuring 6 others. -
Boston Tea party
Event where several colonist dressed up as indians and boarded onto british ships releashing more than 46 tons of English tea into the Boston harbor. -
1sr continental congress
Delegates from 12 colonies meet to dicuss a solution.They decided that they and the other colonist would boycott British goods. -
Batlle of Lexington and Concord
1st battle of the American Revolution.resulte. The official start of war between America and England. With the Amercans wining. -
2nd Continental Congress
A meeting with delegates from all 13 colonies met to discuss the final respose to England. They decided to offer peace but when that was declined they created the continental army. Then the made and signed the declaration of independence and war begun. -
Decelration of Independence
The document in which Thomas Jefferson wrote grivences against the king of England. The colonist officially declare freedom from England -
The Articles of Confederation
The colonists first attempt to make a democracy that failed. The government had no power no order was established. -
Yorktown
nd of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington and his forces at the siege of yorktown. -
Critical Period
The newly formed colonies were having a wide array of foreign and domestic problems -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ended the French and Indian war with British victory. -
Land ordinance of 1785
Prohibited any surveying of the land west of the Appalachians. -
Shays Rebellion
Debt ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebel due to high taxes -
Annapolis Convention
Meeting called to settle disputes among states over commerce, only five states showed up so they rescudueld another one. -
3/5ths Compromise
A compromise with slave states so that slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person when determining a state's representation in house of representatives. -
Judiciary Act
set up America's court systems. -
The Great Compromise
created a two house senate; in senate each state gets two senators, in house of reprensentatives the representation is based off of population -
Constitutional Convention
Was meant to revise the articles of confederation, but created two plans; the Virginia plan and th New jersey plan. -
Northwest ordiance 1787
created the process of for the creation and admission of new states -
Bill of Rights is signed
The first ten ammendments, deals with rights and liberties -
Washingtons Presidency
His presidency started April 30 1789 and ended in March 4 1797 -
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Assimilation Policy
Time when U.S was trying to Amercanize NAtive Americans -
Cotton GIn
Invented by Eli Whitney and made growing cotton more profitable. -
Adams Presidency
Adam's was originally Thomas Jefferson's vice president and was latter elected president. -
Jeffersons Presidency
The principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. -
Louisianna Purchase
Was bought from France during Jeffersons Presidency, and it doubled the sizeof the US. including the mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Case where in which supreme court justice Marshall declared a law unconstitutional; established the power of judicial review. -
War of 1812
WAr that was established because of the british interference with American ships was the cause, and the british aid to the indians in the west. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Again Court Justice Marshall upheld the federal governments right to establish a bank, said the state couldnt tax the bank due to National supremacy. -
MIssouri COmpromise
Dividied the Lousiana Purchase at 36° 30' north of the line was free, while south of the line were slave states. The missouri compromise admited Maine as a fee state, Missouri as a slave state and it maintained balance of slave and free state -
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Old immigrants
IMigrants from mostly northern and western Europe,England, Norway and Germany. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
The court overturned a steamboat monapoly; confirmed the federal governments power of commerce. -
Monroe Doctrine
This document warned Europe against future colonization in the Americas and any interference in any independent countrie in North or south america will be viewed as acts of aggression. -
Age of the Common Man
The age of the common man was a time in which The common man was coming more into form and the healight politicly wise and socially. -
Jacksons presidency
The time in which Andrew Jackson was president. He put into effect of the spoil sytem giving public office to campaign supporters. He also got rid of the National Bank. He was THE common man. -
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Jackson's Presidency
TIme where Andrew Jackson was elected president because he aspired to the common people. -
Indian Removal Act
An act passsed by President Andrew Jackson to push American Indians west of Mississippi River . -
Battle of the Alamo
The battle of the Alamo was a turning point for the Texas Revolution. It was the turning point that helped the Texans gain their Independence they fought til all the Texians we're killed. -
Battle of San Jaccinto
Battle in which the Texian Army defeated . 9 Texians died while over 600 Mexicans did. After defeating the Mexican Army the Mexican President signed treaty which -
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Mexican war
War where Texas and Mexico fought. Texas wanted independence due to the fact they were mostly Americans. -
California Gold rush
Pont in time where everyone went to california to find gold and become wealthy. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Teling the wickedness of slavery. -
Reservation System
Native Americans were forced to smaller locations in the U.S -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Act that stated that Kansas and Nebraska had the right to choose whether they wanted to be a free or slave state. -
Dred Scott Case
Case where a slaves owner had moved to a free state but did not free his slaves one in particular(Dred Scott) tried to sue, but he was not succesful.Courts claiming that African Americans were not citizens of the United States.Therefor his claim was dismissed. -
Election of 1860
Election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected into presidency. This angered the South and was just the begining of their Succesion. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
Starting battle of the civil war. -
Homestead Act
Act that granted 160 acres of FREE land to Americans willing to stay for atleast 5 years. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle placed in Mississippi. Where The Union marched through the Confederate army splitting the amount of soldies in half. -
Battle of Gettysburg
battle that was a turning point in the civil war. -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincolns statement in which he devoted the cemetery to the ones who gave their lives during the war. He thought no one would remember the speech but it is still infact one of the most famous speeches in U.S history. -
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Reconstruction
Aftermath of the civil war where issues arrised. -
13th Amendment
Admendment added to the constitution that banned slavery. -
Appomattox Court House
Place in which Robert E. Lee(confederate) surendered to Ulyses S Grant(Union) -
Lincoln's Assination
While amoungst friends and family watching a play at Ford theater President liconln was assasignated by John Wilkes Booth. -
Reconstruction act of 1867
Act that brung the succeeded states back to the Union. -
14th Amendment
Admendment that established and granted African Americans citizenship. -
15th Amendment
Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote. -
Knights of Labor
Workers Union that was created by a man by the name of Uriah Stevens. -
Battle of Antietam
Battle that took placed in MAryland. President LIncoln stated the Emacipation Proclomation. Freeing slaves in rebelling states. -
Emacipation Proclamation
Document that freed slaves in rebelling states. Was also issued as an informer to Great Brittain who were thinking highly of assisting the South but due to their opposition of slavery they didnt. -
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Jim Crow Laws
Laws that allowed public segregation due to racial tension of blacks and whites. -
Election of 1876
Election where Rutherford B HAyes is elected president only due to the fact that he promised to end federal watch over the south if elected president. -
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New immigrants
Imigrants who came to America from mostly southern and eastern europe. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act that did not allow any Chinese imigration into the U.S. -
American Federation of labor
Workers Union established by Samuel Gompers. -
Haymarket Square
When workers who were striking in boston got violent police got in involved and it ended in a devistating fight. -
Dawes Act
System where the U.S tried to Americanize Native Americans to U.S culture. -
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Progressive Movement
Period in US history where gov was trying to give power back to people -
Sherman Antitrust act
Law that gave the government power to check in on buisness companiess that might be building large trusts or monopolies it was created by John Sherman. -
Homestead Strike
A man by the name of Henry Frick decided to employ detectives his already employed workers got angry and decided to strike. Another violent worker strike. -
American Railway Union
Union made to reunite all railroad workers who needed and wanted better working conditions. Created by Eugene Debbs. -
Pullman Strike
Long endured stike where railroad workers went on strike. -
Plessy vs Fergueson
Case where a mixed man of white and black descent sat in a white train car.He was still considered black so he was taken to jail. Court ruled "seperate but equal" -
Panama Canal
canal that made it easier to ship things instead of having to travel by South America . For allowing us to do so we helped Panama get their independence from Comlumbia. -
Roosevelt Corollary
A reiteration of the Mnroe Doctrine by Presdient roosevelt to other countries saying that we are not to be messed with. -
16th Amendment
Federal Income tax was established. Also called a progressive tax. -
16th Admendment
LAw that allowed congress to puursue income tax -
17th Amendment
Amendment that made it so that the voters could elect and vote senators not the goverment. -
17th Admendment
Made it that voters could select the senators of their state not the government -
Federal Trade Commission Act
Group of 5 people who serve 7 years of keeping an eye on people who are trying to establish monopolies. -
Federal Trade commision act
Group of people who served for 7 years that were responsible for truats. -
clayton anti trust act
Act made to get rid of anit trust laws -
Clayton Antitrust Act
ACt in which that attempted to band trust or monopolies was not succesful. -
19th Amendment
Amendment that gave women the right to vote. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Act that limited the amount of imigrants that came to the U.S -
Scopes trial
Trial that was held due to a tecahers stance on whether evolution theory should be taght in school -
Black Tuesday
Day where the economy plumeted. STock market crashed. The start of the great depresion. -
Dust bowl
Area where it was a constant drought. Many farmers crops were ruined. -
CLO
Or called Collatreralized Loan Obligation. A combination of big and small buisnesses money that is traded off to different owners. -
SOcial Security Act
Act that helped the unemployed and senior citizens retitiring. -
FAir Labor Stands ACt
Act that put limitations on how many hours an owner could work an employe. And raised minumum wage. -
Herbert Hoover
President for a period of the great depresion. People did not favor him because he did not do any impacting things to change the economy. -
Begining of WW2
GErman Dictator Hitler invades Poland. Defouling the treaty of Versailles. Both France and Englad declare war on germany. -
Miracle at Midway
BAttle in which the US defeats the JApan navy forces. -
D-DAy
Day where allies took over Normandy. -
PEarl Harbor
Japan Bombs US naval bases in HAwaii -
BAttle of the BUlge
The sneak attack to the us done by the germans. That made it the most deadly battle for the US -
Kormatsu vs Us
Civil CAse against the US for the unfair treatment of Jappanes Americans. -
V-E Day
Victory in European Countries -
Hiroshima Bombing
The atomic bombing of the city Hiroshima. The US attempt in damaging Japan for a long term. -
THE NAgasawki Bombing
DAYs after the HIRoshima Bombing. Blew japan to smithereins. Which concluded to their surrender. -
NUmberg Trials
Trials held against German soldiers and offcials due to the inhuman crimes against the people they dictated. -
MArshall Plan
Plan that insisted on helping Europe after the destructiveness of WW2 -
Berlin AIrlift
Soviet Union had blocked berlin, the US air team flew over supplies. -
NATO
Alliance with Us, France, Great BRittain, Portugal and other european countries in the west. -
COmmunist take over CHina
COmmunism starts up in CHina with help of leader Mao ZEdong. -
KOrean War
War that errose between North and SOuth korea because NORth K wanted SOuht K to be communist like them. -
Eisenhower
Previous general in WW2 and president during this time. -
Ethel and JUlius Rpsenberg
COuple that was accused of sharing secrets to the Soviets about the US hydrogen bomb. -
WArsaw PAct
Alliance between The SOviet union and most of the eastern part of Europe -
SPutnik
ONe of the first satelites in space created by the Soviet Union. -
U-2 Incident
US spy aircraft was shot down by the SOviet Union. Spy was Francis Gary Powers. -
JFK
Loved President by the American People. Was assasinated by Lee HArvey OSwald. WHo was shot before being put on trial -
BErlin Wall
Wall built to seperate Berlin. Stayed up for years but was torn down thanks to Regans impowering speavh to Gorgechav. -
Cuban Missle CRisis
Event in which Missles were placed in Cuba by the Soviet Union. Who were very close to declarying nuclear war against the US. Kenedy demanded thier removal or the US would have to retaliate massively. -
JFK assasination
The assasination of president JOhn F Kenedy by Lee HArvey Oswald.