US History
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Updated: 30 Apr 2022
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Jamestown was foundedArrival of the PilgrimsArrival of the Puritans, formation of Massachusetts Bay ColonyPassage of the Navigation ActsLaws passed to strengthen the Nativation ActsSalem Witch Trials / Fall of PuritanismJohn Peter Zenger Trial / Origin of the idea of Freedom of the PressAlbany CongressStamp Act CongressStamp Act Repealed / Declaratory Act PassedGrenville's Policies (Currency Act, Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, etc.)Townshend ActBoston MassacreTownshend Act Repealed upon Townshend's deathCommittees of Correspondence formed with help from Sam AdamsTea ActBoston Tea PartyCoercive/Intolerable Acts
Quartering Act1st Continental CongressBattle of LexingtonBattle of Concord2nd Continental CongressPatrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"Declaration of Independence is writtenDeclaration of Independence is ratifiedBattle of Trenton / Battle of PrincetonBattle of SaratogaBattle of YorktownTreaty of ParisParis Peace TreatyArticles of Confederation adoptedArticles of Confederation ratifiedLand OrdinanceNorthwest OrdinanceJay's TreatyShays' RebellionBill of Rights RatifiedWashington's InaugurationJudiciary Act of 1789Constitution RatifiedPinckney's TreatyBattle of Fallen TimbersTreaty of GreenvilleWhisky RebellionElection of 1796 (Federalist John Adams Victory)Alien and Sedition Acts11th Amendment RatifiedJudiciary Act of 1801 & Its RepealElection of 1800 (Tie; Republican Thomas Jefferson Victory in the House)**Most northern states had abolished slavery by this pointEnding of the slave tradeLouisiana PurchaseBurr/Hamilton DuelEmbargo ActElection of 1808 (Republican James Madison Victory)Formation of the QuidsNonintercourse ActMacon's Bill #2 (restoring trade with Britain and France)**About 800,000 slaves in the nation at this point; most were on plantaitonsFormation of the War HawksTreaty of GhentBattle of TippecanoeBattle of Lake Erie (kept Great Lakes under American control)Battle of the ThamesBurning of the White House / Writing of "The Star Spangled Banner"Battle of New OrleansHartford ConventionRush-Bagot Treaty (demilitarized the Great Lakes)Jackson's Invasion of Florida / Adams-Onis TreatyMarbury v Madison (Establishment of Judicial Review)Fall of the Federalist PartyElection of 1816 (Republican James Monroe Victory)Election of 1824 (Tie; Republican John Quincy Adams Victory in the House)Monroe DoctrineInvention of the cotton ginCompromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)Bonus Bill (Provided Funding for Internal ImprovementsMcCulloch v Maryland (Declared the 2nd BUS constitutional)**Beginning of the "Canal Age"Patent Act (Protected Inventions)Jackson's Formation of the Democrat Republican (Democrat) PartyAdams's Formation of the National Republican (Whig) PartyElection of 1828 (Democrat Andrew Jackson Victory)Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations)Indian Removal ActWorcester v Georgia (Claimed that Native Americans had a right to their land)Compromise of 1850Tariff of 1832Formation of the Anti-Masonic Party (from the "Morgan Affair")Jackson's Creation of "Pet Banks"Jackson's Appointment of Roger Taney to Chief Justice of the US, replacing John MarshallRechartering of the BUSElection of 1836 (Democrat Martin Van Buren Victory)Specie Circular of 1836Force BillElection of 1840 (Whig William Henry Harrison Victory)Whig John Tyler assumes the presidency upon Harrison's deathIndependent Treasury Act (created sub-treasuries in cities to store government funds)Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 (settled border disputes from the Great Lakes to Maine)Attempted impeachment resolutions against Tyler; didn't pass in the HouseSeneca Falls ConventionFormation of the Liberty PartyFugitive Slave Laws Passed**Official coining of the term "Manifest DestinyMexico gained independence from Spain / Americans started moving to TexasTexas Revolution / Battle of San Jacinto / Texan independenceMormons established the Utah Territory to avoid anti-Mormon sentiment in IllinoisElection of 1844 (Democrat James Polk Victory)Periods
- Economy was entirely agricultural based
- Farms used indentured servants, towards 1700 more slaves began to be used
- Large families to have more workers on farms
- Religion was very important (most people were Calvinists: belief in angry, vengeful God, predestination, etc.)The colonies started to form, with Georgia being the last one in 1732. They initially were royal colonies, with a British representative acting as the governors of these colonies.Mercantilism / Resistance through smugglingDominion of New England / Ended with death of King James IIConflicts with Native AmericansConflicts with France, resolved with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713General formation of towns in New England and plantations in the SouthCities began to form / the 5 most populous were Philadelphia, NYC, Boston, Charleston, & NewportPopulation increased from 250,000 to over 1 million / 20% were slavesColonial Assemblies were maintained in the colonies, starting the idea of representative governmentGreat Awakening / Revitalization of religion & Strengthening of (Protestant) Christianity in AmericaSchools were set up across the colonies, starting with Harvard in 1636. Colleges mainly had rich teenage male students.The Enlightenment / Led by Benjamin Franklin in the ColoniesFrench-Indian WarEmergence of an "American" mindsetAmerican RevolutionValley Forge Winter- More schools
- Separation of church and state
- Beginning of northern anti-slavery sentiments
- Opposition to aristocracy
- States had their own constitutions with some having a bill of rightsConstitutional ConventionFederalists vs. Anti-FederalistsHamilton vs. JeffersonXYZ Affair / Undeclared Naval War with France- Less government spending
- Weaker militaryLewis and Clark ExpeditionImpressmentImpressmentWar of 1812First Industrial Revolution
- Water-powered mills in the North
- Growth of cotton and tobacco in the SouthEra of Good FeelingsAmerican System / Protective Tariffs, Reestablishment of the National Bank, Internal ImprovementsWestward ExpansionConflicts with Native Americans when moving westwardThe number of farmers grew to over 15 millionRailroads began to be constructedConditions in the West were poor, with poor food and housing, hard labor, disease, etc.Slavery was viewed as a "necessary evil"Growth of corporationsThe population grew from 5.3 million to nearly 11 millionThe number of states grew from 16 to 24Panic of 1819Formation of the Federalists and Democratic Republicans (who soon became Republicans)- Support/Belief in the "common man"
- Growing support for
- self-sufficiency
- laissez-faire
- less government involvement, etc.Wars w/ Native Americans to remove them from certain areasTrail of TearsNullification CrisisPanic of 1837Tyler enforced:
- Higher tariffs
- Preemption Act (squatters could buy land they had improved at cheap prices)
Tyler vetoed
- 3rd BUS
- Later internal improvement billsSecond Great Awakening, evangelical revivalism, churches became active in social reformReforms in:
- Criminals & the treatment of the insane
- Temperance (alcohol)
- Women's rights
- Education
- Peace (peace movements occurred)
- Communitarianism (belief that model communities were necessary for a better society)
- ProstitutionAbolitionists began calling for immediate abolitionThe percent of southern slave-owning families dropped from about 1/3 to about 1/4Southerners took up the paternalistic view of slavery; they believed that slavery was a positive good that benefitted both slaves and slave ownersCommon use of the Underground RailroadPersonal Liberty Laws started to be passed to counter the Fugitive Slave LawsUsage of the Oregon Trail, California Trail, and New Mexico Trail
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