Events from American 1

  • Period: Nov 9, 1500 to

    unit 1 discovery and colonialization

    vikings first euopeans to reach the americans 1585sir walter raleigh attempted to settle and failed
    1607(may 12)- founding of Jamestown Virginia. very sucessful
    1602- mayflower compact laws formed by the majority. land mark document of a democratic government
    1620-plymouth colony more concerned about the religion than jamestown
    1756- french and Indian war begins
  • founding fathers

    founding fathers
    john adams (federalist)
    Benjamin franklin
    alexander Hamilton
    john jay
    Thomas Jefferson
    james Madison
    George Washington(anti federalist)
    adams and franklin and Jefferson workedon the committee to draft the declaration of independence
    Hamilton , Madison and jay were authors ofte federalist paper
    washing ton commanded the revolutionary army
    - why were the founding fathers important??
    cause without them the constitution and everything wouldn't have existed
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    unit 2 french and indian war

    • British victory
    • also known as "seven years of war" -British issuesd a proclamation -British began to control autonomous colonies
    • british spent a great deal of money fighting the war and fully participated in the war treaty of paris ended the french and indian war
  • The american revolution

    • the war of independence American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolution
    • British army surrendered in Yorktown
    • treaty of Paris ended the war
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    unit 3 new nation

    two parties federalist and republicans
    increased taxes to pay for the American revolution and the French revolution
    expanded westward
  • Articals of confederation

    • first written constitution of the united states
    • written by by ben franklin
    • November 1775 the final articals were approved and submitted to the states
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    unit 5 mexican and american war

    -first u.s armed conflict fough on fought on foreign soil
    texas gained independence rm mexico
    argued over the border
    treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo ended the war
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    gold rush

    Gold was discovered in California just days before Mexico coded the land to the United states
    There was no law regarding property rights in gold fields
    Native Americans 23rd attacked and pushed off their land and mining has caused environmental harm.
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    reconstrution

    Rebuilding the United states a time of great pain and endless. Questions
    Andrew Jackson introduced a new set of significant challenges
    State legislatures pass restive " black codes " to control the labor and behavior of former slaves and of me African Americans
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    Civil war

    Causes slavery, sectionalism, protectionalosm, state right , territorial crisis, national elections
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    unit 4 womens rights

    1850 national womens rights convention
    1869 Susan b. Anthony and Elizabeth cady staton form women suffrage association
    2016 women will be allowed to serve in any job in armed services
  • child labor

    1836 Massachusetts requires children under 15 to attend school
    children were preferred because they were manageable ad cheaper and less likely to strike back
    children worked in glass factories, textiles agriculture , canneries, home industries and news boys
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    Railroad

    The first transcontinental railroad. Was complete