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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first settlement. -
House of Burgesses
was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. -
start of slavery
first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown va in 1619. -
Mayflower compact
governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
Yorktown
there was battlefield in yorktown. -
French and war 1754-1763
it was called the 7 year war. -
Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Paris of Feb. 10, 1763. was signed by Great Britain, France, and Spain. -
Proclamation of 1763
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Stamp Act
On March 22, 1765 the Stamp Act was passed -
boston massacre
. Several colonists were killed -
Boston tea party
the colonists dressed up as navtie americans poured the tea out into the ocean. -
1st continental congress
there was 12 colonies , but gerogia wasnt there. -
2nd continental congress
the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, -
declaration of indepence
in july 4 . the delclaration was signed by thomas jefferson. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain -
washington presidency
was the first presdient in the united states. -
judicairy act of 1789
in the first session of the First United States Congress. -
adams presidency
was the second president in america. -
Age of the Common Man
Always held a special place in America , but with Jackson, he rose to the top of the american political power system. -
Gabe Prosser Revolt
Gabriel Prosser was the leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, Virginia in 1800. -
louisiana purchase
United States of America in 1803 of 828,000 square miles -
war of 1812
war between Britain and the United States -
mcculloch vs maryland
was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 -
gibbons vs ogden
power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to Congress -
Indian Removal Act of 1830
was signed into law by andrew jacksonon may 28, 1830 -
Nat Turner Revolt
Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, -
Battle of Alamo
(February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing all of the Texian defenders. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston -
Andrew Jackson presidency
he had 2 terms march 4, 1829 - 1837, -
U.S Annexes Texas
The Texas annexation was the 1845 incorporation into the United States of America of the Republic of Texas, which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state. -
Mexican war
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.–Mexican War or the Invasion of Mexico -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention -
Compromise of 1850
Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave Law or Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Uncle Tom Cabin
Is anti-slavery novel by American Author . -
Kansas nebraska act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
battle of fort sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South, fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717 -
Battle of vicksburg
(May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant -
Reconstruction
refers to the period in U.S. history immediately following the civil war. -
appomattox court house
fought on the morning on april 9, 1865 -
Lincolns assassination
16th president of the U.S. serving from March 1861. Untill his assassination in April 1865 -
Gettysburg address
On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner referred to the most famous speech ever given by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called the Gettysburg Address a "monumental act." He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here." Rather, the Bostonian remarked, "The world noted at once what he said, and will never cease to remember it. The battle itself was less important than the speech." -
14th amendment
many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. -
election of 1867
U.S. senate election new york was held on Jan ,15, 1867 -
reconstruction act of 1867
On Mar. 2, 1867, Congress enacted the Reconstruction Act, which, supplemented later by three related acts, divided the South (except Tennessee) into five military districts in which the authority of the army commander was supreme. -
15th amendment
african americans men to right vote. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a 77.1-kilometre (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. -
Jim Crow Laws
racial segregation laws enancted after the reconstruction period in southern U.S -
Progressive Movement
was an period of social activism and political reform in U.S that flourshied from the 1890s - 1920s. -
Sherman anti- trust act
landmark federal statue in the history of U.S antitrust law passed by congress in 1890. -
Spanish american war
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1898, was an agreement made in 1898 that resulted in the Spanish Empire's surrendering control -
Open door Policy
The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy in the late 19th century and 20th century outlined in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note, -
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. “Boxers” was a name that foreigners gave to a Chinese secret society known as the Yihequan -
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03. -
Susan b. Anthony
was an American social reformer and feminist who played a pivotal rule in the woman suffarge. -
16th amendment
income tax amendment march , 15, 1913 -
Clayton antitrust act
an amendment passed by the U.S congress in 1914 -
14 points
In this January 8, 1918, address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. -
ww1
also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -
Treaty of Verailles
was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
19th amendment
he Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
Scopes trial
The Scopes Trial, formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was an American legal case in 1925 -
Great deppression
people losing their jobs and homes and even money. -
Black tuesday
when panicked sellers traded nearly 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange -
harlem renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars. -
war in europe begins
War begins in Europe with Sept. 1, 1939 invasion of Poland; Early Axis successes. -
germany invades russia
German soldiers advancing deep into the Russian interior, June 1941.An invasion of Russia was authorized by Hitler on 18 December 1940 -
pearl habor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. -
US delcares war
On this day in History, The United States declares war on Japan on Dec 08, 1941. -
koremastuv US
In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the wartime internment of American citizens of Japanese descent was constitutional. -
mircalce of midway
he Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942 -
d-day
U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. -
battle of bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign -
nuremburg trials
The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. -
v-e day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day, or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 -
hiroshima a - bomb
In August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
great migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1910 and 1970. -
17th amendment
the senate of the u.s shalled be composed of 2 senators from each state -
19th amendment
giving the women right to vote. -
jefferson presidency
was the 3rd presdient of the usa -
Lexington and concord
the first battles of the American Revolution .lBritish armed force of about 700 men -
marbury vs madison
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case -
mornroe docrine
a principle of US policy, originated by President James Monroe in 1823 -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. -
Dred Scott Case
March of 1857 .the u.s supreme court,led by chief justice roger b. Taney ,declared that all blacks . -
Election of 1860
november 6, 1860 .The U.S presidental election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. -
Battle of Gettysburg
as fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
13th amendment
abolished slavery -
Plessy v. ferguson 1896
landmark U.S supreme court decision -
Federal trade commission
is an independent agency of the U.S. government, established in 1914. -
CA Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California -
U.S. enters ww1
The United States' entry into World War I came in April 1917, after two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I. -
18th amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring illegal the production, transport and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or private possession). -
selective service act ww2
The draft began in October 1940. By the early summer of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
