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first continental congress
delegates from the 13 colonies, except for Georgia, met in Philadelphia. the first continental congress to organize colonial resistance against Parliaments coercive acts. -
Period: to
1774-1898
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Lexington and concord
first military engagements in the revolutionary war. British troops tied to take colonist military's supplies in Lexington and concord. but the retreated and Americans won the war -
declaration of independence
colonies declared independence from Britain -
articles of confederation
the greatest concern was protecting the liberty f the states and limiting the power of the national government. they were approved in 1777 but ratified in 1781.a weakness was no national court system. -
shays rebellion
uprising in western Massachusetts. the uprising was in opposition against high taxes. as a result Massachusetts legislature enacted laws easing the economic condition of debtors -
American industrial revolution begins
the telegraph was a device that used electrical signals to send messages faster. sees advancements in agriculture, clothing, manufactured goods, communication, transportation. clothing inventions- sewing machines -
bill of rights
list of the most important rights to a citizens country. the purpose is to protect those rights from infringement of public officials -
Louisiana purchase
USA buys Louisiana from France -
war of 1812
a cause of the war was British impressment. another cause was they were forcing american sailors to work on their ships. Also the Embarso act of 1807 -
Antebellum
population growth sparked settlement westward. 1780-2.7mil 1830-12mil population. period between the start of the civil war and after the war of 1812 -
tariff of 1816
they implemented the tariff to help develop factories. it provided the federal government money to loan factories. -
Jackson native american policy
Indian removal. Jackson sympathized with land hungry citizens. He forced re settlement of thousands of native american. -
Jackson invades Florida
1818 Spain still has control over Florida. US runway slaves go to Florida. John C. Calhoun authorizes military action against Seminoles(escaped slaves) -
panic of 1819
impressive post-war of 1812 economic expansion ended. banks throughout the country failed. -
spanish flu of 1819
it was a deadly influenza caused by influenza A virus. it lasted about 15 months. it infected 500 million people, killing a 3rd of the worlds population at the time. -
Monroe doctrine
1824 spain only has 3 island colonies, spains colonies begin to revolt. -
election of 1824
Monroe leaves presidency after 2 terms. the votes were Jackson- 99 adams-84.