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It was formed by the Virginia Company of London. It was also the first permanent settlement in North America. Later on it became Virginia as we know it today.
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Slaves weren't used much at first, but by 1700 most labor needs were filled by forcible importance of Africans. They got here by the Middle Passage which was in filthy conditions.
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House of Burgesses was first elected in the New World. Today it's operated as the General Assembly.
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This was a document where they agreed to obey laws created for the general good. The Mayflower Compact pledged loyalty to God and the King.
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This war lasted nine years. Both countries wanted the land west of the Appalachians and in Canada. It was fought between the French and Indians against the English.
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England gained the land west of the Appalachians and in Canada from France.
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England prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachians. This was to protect colonists from Indians and any leftover French.
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This act placed a tax on legal documents. The colonists resisted the Stamp Act.
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Colonists and Bristish coldiers in Boston competed over jobs. One evening, a mob, anti-British demonstrators formed. Five colonists died from this incident.
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England put restrictions on tea, so colonists boarded tea ships in Boston and threw their tea into the water.
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It was the meeting of Representatives from all thirteen colonies except Georgia in Philadelphia. It issued a statement of colonial rights.
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British troops attacked a colonial weapons stockpile. This was when the minutemen assembled.
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During the 2nd Continental Congress they created the Continental Army. George Washington was the general. They also issued the "Olive Branch Petition" .
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It was issued by the Continental Congress and written by Thomas Jefferson. The colonies oficially separated from England.
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Time period during which the U.S was under the Articles of Confederation.
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The newly independent states united into one country. (United States of America)
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This was the last battle. The French navy blocked the exit of the Chesapeake Bay. Cornwallis surrendered.
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England acknowleged American Independence. The United States boundaries were the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
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Established a plan for surveying western lands.
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Debt- ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebel due to high taxes.
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Called to settle disputes among the states over commerce. Only five states showed up . They decided to hold another meeting to revise Articles of Confederation.
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Provided the process for creation and admission of new states.
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Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a state's representation in House of Representatives.
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This created a two house congress' senate and house of representatives. The senate has two members and the House of Representatives was based on population.
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The 1st ten amendments, deals with rights/liberties. Also written by James Madison.
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1st president!!!! A major event could be the Judiciary Act of 1789 that set up the court system. He stayed neutral with things.
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Set up the court system.
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Eli Whitney invented this piece. Made cotton growing very profitable.
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He was a federalist. A major event includes the Alien and Sedition Acts.
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He was a virginian.
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Jefferson bought this land from France. It doubled the size of the U.S.
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Marshall declared a law unconstitutional.
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Caused by British interference with American shipping and British aid to indians in the west.
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Marshall upheld the federa; government's rights to establish a bank.
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Divided LA purchase at 36, 30. North of the line was free and the south had slaves.
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divided louisiana purchase at 36° 30° north of the line free south of the line slave states.
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strong leader in the women's suffrage movement
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put a quota of how many immigrants could come from each country
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The court overturned a steamboat monopoly.
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By president Monroe. Warned Europe against future colonization in the Americas, interference in any independent country in the western hemisphere.
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Time when democracy in the U.S expanded and more people got involved in the electoral process.
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Jackson lost to Quincy Adams in 1824. In 1828, Jackson defeated Adams because more common people could vote and they liked him better.
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This law was passed at Jackson's request. It forced all indians east of the mississippi river to move to indian territory.
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from south hampton, va. led band of 80 slaves against 4 plantations. was caught and hung.
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Alamo is an old mission house. Mexican general santa anna attacked with superior forces.
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Texas won independence. Established the republic of texas.
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Since declaring their independence from the Republic of Mexico in 1836, the vast majority of Texas citizens favored the annexation of the Lone Star Republic by the United States.
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Pres. James K. Polk urged war. Wanted the southeast, mexico wouldnt sale.
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"49ers" rushed to CA.
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the leader was elizabeth cady stanton. issued the senca falls declaration. outlined women's rights and grievances.
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part of compromise of 1850. made it easier to catch runaway slaves. many northerners refused to enforce this law.
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CA entered as a free state. southwestern territories would decide on their own.
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book by harriet beecher stowe. portrayed the evils of slavery.
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repeated the missouri compromise line by giving KN and NB "popular sovereignty"
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a slave named dred scot sued for freedom after being taken into free territory by his owner.
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main issue was slavery. Abraham Lincoln won.
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for sumter was in south carolina but it remained under union (northern control)
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plan under which indians would be forced to adopt american culture
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law that gave free public land in the west in 160 acre plots
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lee went north. the main effect was that lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation.
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freed slaves in the "rebelling" states.
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in mississippi. grant wins.
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lee pushed north into pennsylvania. 3 day battle.
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short speech by lincoln. dedicating cemetery.
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restoring southern states to the union. determinig the position of african americans. (1865-1877) about 12 years.
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abolished slavery.
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lee surrendered.
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killed by john wilkes booth, shortly after war.
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put south under military occupation.
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prohibted states from denying equal rights to only americans.
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The Knights promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected Socialism and radicalism. founder: uriah stevens
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voting rights for african americans.
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(1871-1921) southern and eastern europe, italy, greece, poland, russia, hungary, yugoslavia, asia, china, and japan.
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from northern and western europe.
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established separate facilities for whites and blacks , black facilities were inferior.
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Rutherford B. Hayes ran against Samuel J. Tilden. disputed election results.
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indians were forced off their lands onto smaller and smaller reservations.
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TR encouraged panama to break from colombia
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banned entry of almost all chinese.
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"craft union" only skilled workers. founder samuel gompers.
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bomb went off near police. 8 strikers convicted.
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the goal was to americanie the indians.
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early 20th century reform movement, it used the government to institute reforms to fix problems caused by industrialization
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prevented "any business structure that restrained trade"
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carnegie steel plant, plant manager henry frick called the pinkerton detective agency
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founder: eugene v. debs, railroad workers. "industrial union": skilled and unskilled workers.
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by pullman railroad workers. started nationwide rr boycott.
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S.C said "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment. upheld jim crow laws of segregation.
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by chinese "boxers" the goal was to remove foreign influence
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cubans rebelled against spanish rule
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u.s annexed puerto rico, guam, philippines, cuban became free
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by secretary of state john hay. gave all nations equal trading rights in china
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U.s asserted the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
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TR added to the monroe doctrine, reminded europe not to interefere
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voters elect senators now
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creates federal income tax
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two side allies and central powers
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creates ftc, investigates business practices
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expands sherman anti-trust act, outlaws price-fixing
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between 1910-1930 when many african americans moved from rural south to the northern cities
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reasons for going to war, german submarine warfare , zimmerman telegram, U.s had close ties yo great britain
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woodrow wilson's peace plan, goal to eliminate causes of the war
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women gain right to vote
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punishment of germany, mandates, national boundaries, were redrawn, and league of nations
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explosion of black intellectual and cultural life
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banned alcohol use
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TN teacher john scopes was tried for teaching evolution.
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1929-1941. time of severe economic hardship in the u.s
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the day the stock market crashed
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believed in "rugged individualism" called for more individual effort. was against direct gov't aide to the needy
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promised a new deal, he won against Hoover.
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FDR'S programs to deal with the great depression
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federal deposit insurance corporation, insures bank deposits, regulates banks.
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horrible drought in the great plains
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protected workers rights to form unions and engage in collective bargaining
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a new union
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biggest new deal program, provides safe guards for workers. disability and unemployment compensation, old-age pensions
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set maximum work hours and minimum wages
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stalin and hitler agree not to attack each other
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invasion of Poland; Early Axis successes.
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The Draft and WWII. On September 16, 1940, the United States instituted the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. drafted 10 million men into military
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over 3 million German troops invade Russia in three parallel offensives, in what is the most powerful invasion force in history.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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On December 8, 1941 the United States Congress declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
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The U.S navy beat a larger japanese force
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In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional.
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The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.
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fought over the winter months of 1944-1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two.
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the uneasy peace after world war 2 marked by a rivalry between the u.s and the soviet union , lasting from 1945-1991
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History of Germany since 1945 redirects here. This article describes divided Germany during the Cold War (1945–1990).
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Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) was on May 8th 1945. VE Day officially announced the end of World War Two in Europe.
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the United States used its massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan
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"Fat Man" was the codename for the type of atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by the United States
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American initiative to aid Europe, in which the United States gave economic support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism.
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the soviets bloackaded west berlin
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north atlantic treaty organization, defensive alliance among the U.S and western european countries
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Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China
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was the 34th President of the United States
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was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
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a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951, are put to death in the electric chair.
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alliance among the soviet union and eastern eurpean countries
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when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite
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francis gary powers was shot while spying over the soviet union
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(May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly known as "Jack" or by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States
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was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic
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the soviets stationed nuclear missiles in cuba
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he was assassinated in November 1963. he was shot
