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The first permanent settlement in North America made by the English. It's in present-day Virginia.
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It originated from an assembly in Virginia, and it was known as the first type of representative government.
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The first form of self government that the Pilgrims made before coming to Plymouth, MA.
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When the colonies finally had enough of Great Britain, they finally had enough and went to write the DOI to split up! This would soon start war between the two.
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This is when the war between Great Britain and the Colonies (the U.S.) was over, with the colonies being victorious. This happened after the surrender in Yorktown.
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After a hard debate, they finally made a form of government that has rights for the people and federal government!
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This was made under the Articles of Confederation, and it was a method to add new states to the U.S!
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An event that sparked religious revival within the people! It made them realize that doing good things for others would make them good themselves, which also started reform.
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A rebellion when farmers were angry about the taxes on liquor. They fought against the government and it came to the point where the government had to raise its defenses.
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A series of passed laws that started and made it so that it was a crime to talk against the government and it made laws against immigrants.
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A failed negotiation between France and the U.S. After the U.S. signed the Jay Treaty with the British, the French unsuccessfully asked for a bribe to make up for it.
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Thomas Jefferson bought a huge piece of land for 15 million! It doubled the size of the U.S.
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When there was the impressment of U.S. sailors, they made this act to stop foreign trade. Money greatly decreased and domestic manufacturing had to increase.
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This was war with Great Britain. It was over the impressment of U.S. soldiers. The U.S. won this battle.
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The era where everyone was happy because of the win of that war of 1812. Manufacturing and the nationalism increased.
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A compromise that added in Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. This also makes the 36'30 line!
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The doctrine that made it so that the Americas would be protected by their military. This was so no colonization could occur in the unstable South America.
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This was the election where Jackson was elected as president. It also created increased suffrage so all white men could vote.
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This is when states, specifically the South, were going to leave the states due to the tariffs and how badly they affected them.
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Texas decided to become a states within the U.S., which caused some problems and border disputes with Mexico soon after.
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One of the many movements in the Reconstruction Era. It was for the movement of women's rights. One main document was the Declaration of Sentiments, which stated grievances and needed freedoms.
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From the dispute of Texas Annexation, there was the war that the U.S. won. They got the whole mexican cession for 15 million.
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A compromise that added California as a free state and made slave trade illegal in some places. However, the Fugitive Slave law was created, which was meant to capture runaway slaves.
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This act made it so this territory would be up to Popular Sovereignty to make them free or slave. This made riots and many people race to make it to the states and influence votes.
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The very notable court case that said that all blacks were considered property and not citizens. They also said that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
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This was the Election of Abraham Lincoln. The South was so angry that they all seceded because he was against the expansion of slavery.
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The war against the Confederate States and the Union. They were fighting over the thought of slavery and states rights!
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A document that allowed all able bodied men to fight in the war for freedom! This also freed all slaves back in the Confederate States.
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This was when states were freed after the Civil War. There were many instabilities when it came to the South and the loss of slaves. This ended in 1877 with the removal of the military.
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A compromise that was made so that Hiram Revels could become president. In exchange, however, he had to take the Union out of the reconstructing Southern states.
