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A timeline of significant events during the american revolution and the early years of the united states, including parliament's orders to disarm colonists, the writing of the declaration of independence, the end of the slave trade, and the formation of the constitution.
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Head south, gold + minerals, Cortes, Aztecs TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Major power, Canada, fur TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Hudson River, New Amsterdam TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Delaware River TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 1581 -- Richard Hakluyt -- "On Western Plantation",
Humphrey Gilbert: New Foundland, failed and died out, Walter Raleigh: Roanoke, "Croatan", failed and disappeared TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 1/2 territory is French, 1/2 territory is Spanish TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 England, 3rd attempt, Stock colony granted by James, no investors actually resided, ne'er do wells resided TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 1607, James River/Jamestown, started as failure, with discovery of tobacco/nicotine (and later cotton) boomed, plantation model, producers gained tons of capital TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Flee England for "safety", God will smite England, "Pilgrims"
Cotton becomes cash crop of the south, inedible (just like tobacco), grown/harvested by slaves, versatile (can be grown just about everywhere), TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 isolated,home-schooled children, "Main house" and slave huts, drank alone (northerners despised), import of everything which took years due to lack of actual roads TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 Townships where everyone forced to be equal, individuality whipped out of everyone, identical townships, no isolation, common greens: school/meeting house/and tavern all located within, detested drinking alone, moved deeper into mountain chains TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Commonly united through: Language, dress, architecture, music +dance TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Entity forever splits and crumbles
18th century: all colonies but 2 had plantations, 9 had church of England, all required to attend, religion = morality, tolerationallowed(different denominations ofChristianityaccepted) TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 George Whitefield arrives from Britain, spreads teachings of Methodism, all people vile and unable to be saved, must cry out to God, will feel salvation, "holy laugh" "holy roll" etc., split colonies between new lights ("living" church) and old lights (church as it was), created unity through inter-colonial communication TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 Wealthiest go to college (Harvard 1st in 1636), Jefferson/Adams/etc. attended college, common education (at least at higher levels) allowed for common communication through empirical thinking (5 senses), religion starts to fade as primary holder of views TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 Britain had US but paid no attention, self-governed for necessity, 2 houses of representation and taxes to pay for colonial needs (taxes must pay for something local and able to be seen) TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 Nations get rich through manipulation of colonies
Proclamation line, Grenville taxes (Stamp), Navigation acts enforced, Writs of Assistance: military personnel and tax agents to search any and all homes (hatred results in 4th amendment) TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 passed after canceling stamp act, London is government of English speaking world, power not local, elected officials in US don't matter TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 Townsend passes more taxes, repeats and Quartering Act passed: citizens carry all responsibility for comfort and living quarters of British military TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 Boston tavern ---> Boston massacre, all taxes minus 1 lifted, tax on tea remains TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 English had taken India and Canada, Monopoly on tea given (British East Indian Company), 1st shipment arrives in colonies, Sons of Liberty dump (Boston Tea Party)
Boston port closed untilreimbursement, Mass. government act: Suspends all local government in Mass., Quebec Act: everything west of Appalachians governed by Quebec TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 Colonies convene 1st Continental Congress, All welcome, 12/13 arrive, in Philly TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 1774, 1st motion: all English laws since 1763 null & void, 2nd motion: will remain as congress to review any law parliament passes ---- fails to pass TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 1774,Agree to first motion of Galloway, not second, England no longer passes laws in colonies, colonists should be armed against the British --- passes TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 Parliament tells military to disarm colonists, troops given authority to search and seize weaponry in Mass. (colonists hid personal weapons)
All agree to breakaway TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 Declaration of Independence written, day of signing tinged with air of ultimate failure as colonial military begins to lag TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 Brit's plan to divde and conquer the colonies, Gage ordered to defeat/capture Washington's army, goes after capital instead, takes New York, encountersguerrillawarfare TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 Gage at "Battle" of Saratoga, wake up to find they have been trapped, surrender, word spreads, Culminates in foreign assistance TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 Brits attempt to capture south and fail
Complete British surrender TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 Peace talks culminate: Brit give up 13 states, US gain land up to Mississippi TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 1783: Congress meets in Philly, one vote each, 13 delegates total, can do virtually nothing in all actuality, no national military, individual nations, no right to raise taxes TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 Shays Rebellion, Poor should march on Boston/Burn it down/And start over, militia had hard time putting an end to it, began to realize it could happen elsewhere TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 Scrap and start over, 55 men show up (no election needed), devise new government, write Constitution, 3 branches of government, set models for future generations "Mr. President"
Country begins to divide, 2 parties: Republican/Democratic Republicans vs. the Federalists, each say the other istraitorous TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 Washington does not run again, Adams (Fed.) vs. Jefferson (R/DR), Feds win, pass sedition acts: "anyone who conspires to form group that derails US policy/plans is imprisoned" TERM 63
DEFINITION 63 written by Jefferson and Madison, pass in respective states, proclaim congress is not the final word on laws, states have final say TERM 64
DEFINITION 64 Adams vs. Jefferson, Jefferson wins TERM 65
DEFINITION 65 Jefferson's inaugural speech: "all one and the same", keeps bank, lowers taxes by 1 penny, keeps tariff
Napoleon contacts Jefferson, wants to focus on Europe campaign, offers to sell Louisiana and all accompanying rivers for $15 million, agree, making Feds uncomfortable TERM 67
DEFINITION 67 Britain begins to arm Indians because America refuses to not sell to France, William Henry Harrison ambushes sleeping Indians at Battle of Tippecanoe, discovers the injustice TERM 68
DEFINITION 68 Declare war on England TERM 69
DEFINITION 69 Made peace, "Status quo antebellum", New Englanders unhappy, think country is run by idiots (those from the south and west), want to rewrite constitution so they have all the power TERM 70
DEFINITION 70 New Orleans battle occurs after the treaty (was signed in 1811), Brit troops vs. US/French Pirates/Hookers, Ambush and the Brits run away
Calhoun, Webster, and Clay: High tariff, Bank re-chartered, Internal improvement TERM 77
DEFINITION 77 Slave trade ends, in '89 there are 7 N.S. States, 7 S States, 4 more join N.S., 4 more join S TERM 78
DEFINITION 78 Missouri wants admittance as a slave state, first objections and slavery as a "sin" seen, TERM 79
DEFINITION 79 Compromise reached after stopping government, Missouri is a slave state, Maine will join as non-slave state, 36 30 line drawn for those states who can have slavery and those who can't TERM 80
DEFINITION 80 Crawford (pro-slave), Adams (stop slave), Clay (ignores slave), Jackson (vote for me!), deadlocked, brought to House, Adam and Clay make a deal
Prepping for July 4th, 50th anniversary of Declaration, 2 signers alive (Jefferson and Adams), both die, seen as "divine disfavor" TERM 82
DEFINITION 82 Andrew Jackson, spit on the brit (13), slut TERM 83
DEFINITION 83 Jackson vs. Adams, fights dirty, wins in a landslide, "ya'll come" atinauguration, trash white house, fires all government workers and replaces with those who voted for him, Peggy Timberlake debacle (marries Eaton (secretary of war), shunned, Jackson fights back) TERM 84
DEFINITION 84 Calhoun threatens secession over Peggy Timberlake debacle, Jackson "no one will divide nation while i'm president" TERM 85
DEFINITION 85 Spoils system, hire those who voted for you,
New to protestant world, can become "perfect" in this world, make society perfect TERM 92
DEFINITION 92 always present, book of revelations (Jesus will return) ( years of turmoil before or peace after?), Love the unlovely, time of great reform TERM 93
DEFINITION 93 William Henry Harrison vs. van Buren (Henry dies shortly after TERM 94
DEFINITION 94 Absolutely new topic, want expansion TERM 95
DEFINITION 95 James Polk: Oregon and Texas are ours!,Louisiana Purchase: wants ports: Yerba Buena, San Diego, Juan de Fuca --- All have easy access, say they were bought by association through tributaries to the rivers of Louisiana Purchase
Polk vs. Clay (Whig), Polk wins,immediatelygoes into action, everyone talks war, Polk makes deal with Brits for Juan de Fuca, 49thparallelestablished, Begins Mexican war over Nueces vs. Rio Grande border for Texas TERM 97
DEFINITION 97 War ends with Mexico, forces sell of desired lands TERM 98
DEFINITION 98 Taylor (Whig, Louisiana, Slave owner, hero) vs. Leuss Cass (Dem, Michigan, Not, not), agree need to relax, the new lands empty so slavery not issue yet, Taylor wins TERM 99
DEFINITION 99 Gold discovered in California, 100,000 people move in in 1 year, want to be a new state TERM 100
DEFINITION 100 California desires to be a state that is non-slave (south wants them to be pro-slave), south threatens to leave, Clay/Calhoun/Webster make compromise: California is non- slave, rest of taken lands is slave, pass fugitive slave act: any runaway slaves caught anywhere must be returned, making whole nation a part of slavery
