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Magna Carta
Document signed by King John which recognizes the rights of nobles. -
Jamestown Founded
America's first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607 – 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts -
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the ship that transported the first English Separatists -
Act of Toleration
Maryland will tolerate any religion. -
King Phillip's War
Last Major effort by Native Americans to expel the british. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Italitan despute on the frontier. Nathaniel Bacon. -
Bill of Rights
Creates the Rights of English citizens -
Salem Witch Trials
A slave woman was accused of being a witch and then more and more people were accused -
George Washington
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution -
John Adams
2nd President of the United States -
Thomas Jefferson
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it -
James Madison
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights -
James Monroe
5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Native Americans under pontiac attacked British forces -
French and Indian War
England Vs. France.France loses almost all its land in North America -
John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States; son of John Adams -
Andrew Jackson
7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency -
Regulator Movement
Farmers in Wastern Carolina resented taxes and fees and the favoritism of the tidewater region -
Boston Tea party
In response to the British taxation on goods without colonial representation in parliament. Destroyed 342 chests of tea. -
Lexington and Concord
First shots fired by men who attacked British troops on their way to destroy supplies of the milita. -
Bunker Hill
Redcoats charged up Breed's Hill to drive away Minutemen. British won but lost over 1000 people. -
Articles of Confederation
The laws everyone has to follow -
Saratoga
British surrendered troops to general Horatio Gates. Frants formed an alliance with America and Spain and the Netherlands declared war on Britain. -
Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis was driven from the South and set up camp near Yorktown, VA with 8000 troops. -
Treaty of Paris
ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence -
Constitutional Convention
All states were represented except for Rhode Island. The plan was to revise the articles. -
3/5 Compromise
Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person for respresentation. -
Connecticut Compromise
Mapped out how many representatives would be in each house of congress. -
William Penn
English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania -
Judiciary Act of 1789
Passed in the first session of Congress, creates the judicial system. -
Hamilton Economic Policy
Alexander Hamilton became the first Secretary of the US. He suppported the creation of a National Bank. -
Whisky Rebellion
Farmers in Pennsylvania revolted after whisky was taxed. -
Election of 1796
John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson -
Alien and Sedation Acts
Passed to silence the criticism of the Federalists. Discriminated against immigrants. -
Henry Clay
an American lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives -
Marbury Vs. Madison
First Supreme Court ruling. Establishes the power of judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
France stopped letting the U.S use New Orleans to ship their goods. America wanted to buy part of Louisiana, but France was fighting a losing battle against a slave uprising. So France sold all of Loisiana to the U.S. for 15 million. (Good deal) -
Thomas Paine
Wrote the common sense pamphlet to help influence the 13 colonies to gain their independence from Great Britain. -
War of 1812
Americans invaded Canada, while the British attacked and burned Washington D.C. -
Red River Basin
United States signed a convention with Great Britain to settle some conflict left open by the Treaty of Ghent. Great Britain and the United States would jointly occupy the Oregon Territory. -
Florida
By the end of the American Revolution Florida was Spanish territory. Spain and the US have had many arguments about Florida. But at this time, Spain was dealing with issues with some of its other colonies. So we signed a treaty and they handed Florida to the US. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Fought against the national bank -
Industrial Revolution
the transition to new manufacturing processes -
Corrupt bargin election
John Q. Adams defeats Andrew Jackson. Jackson seeks revenge. -
Nat Turner
Led the only successful slave revolt in Virginia -
Martain Van Buren
8th president of the U.S. First president to be born a citizen of the United States and not a British subject. -
John Tyler
John Tyler was the 10th President of the U.S. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison, and became president after his running mate's death in April 1841 -
William Henry Harrison
9th president of the U.S. American military officer and politician, and the last President born as a British subject. He was also the first president to die in office -
Texas Annexation
In the early years, Spain allowed some americans to settle there. This eventually led to fights between the U.S. and Mexico. They declared Texas an independant state. Then in 1845 the Texan government voluntarily asked to be part of the U.S. Texas then tried to start war with the U.S. -
James K. Polk
He was the 11th President of the United States. Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. -
Oregon Country
Britian and the U.S. co-owned Oregon. And they eventually agreed on how to divide the territory. They wanted to avoid war, so they had to agree. -
Mexican-American War
Mexican government invited americans to settle and land was granted to empasarios. -
Mexican Cession
Congress decclared war on Mexico and they fought for a year. Then they wrote a treaty that recognized texas as a state. And ceded a chunk of texas, that usee to belong to mexico, to the U.S. for 15 million. The treaty was never fully honored. -
Zachary Taylor
He was the 12th President of the US. Before his presidency, he was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general -
Millard Fillmore
The 13th President of the United States. The last president not to be affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican parties -
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Wrote the Scarlet Letter and many other novels. -
Abigail Adams
An American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin -
Franklin Pierce
14th President of the United States. Northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation -
Gadsden Purchase
The Mexican government was in desperate need of money, and it agreed to sell a small strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the United States for $10 million. -
James Buchanan
15th President of the United States. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania and to remain a lifelong bachelor. -
Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States. Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play. He was 6foot 4. -
Civil War
Fought between the Union and the Confederacy. The Union came out victorious. -
Fort Sumter
Union fort outside charleston. Confederate general Beauregaurd captured the fort. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abe Lincoln freed slaves in the states in rebellion. Didn't accomplish anything. -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. Became president because he was Vice President at the time of Lincoln's assassination. -
Alaska
Russian government did not want to lose Alaska, it thought that it would be better to receive compensation for the territory from an ally than lose it in battle to an enemy. United States to purchase Alaska for the cost of $7.2 million — about two cents per acre. -
Ulysses S. Grant
18th President of the United States. As Commanding General, he worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil Wa -
Hawaii
Dole then declared Hawaii an independent republic. In 1898, a new president, William McKinley, came to office and agreed to annex the islands. Hawaii became the 50th state of the union in 1959.
