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40 Cards in this Set
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25000 BCE |
Humans cross the land bridge from Asia Puts the first humans in the New World |
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1000 AD |
Vikings arrive in Newfoundland First Europeans in the New World |
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1492 |
Columbus sails to America First permanent settlements in the New World |
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1607 |
Jamestown Founded First permanent English settlement in North America |
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1619 |
Arrival of first African slaves in Jamestown/House of Burgesses Marks the beginning of African American history/first colonial assembly |
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1620 |
Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony Beginning of “religious freedom” in America |
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1676 |
Bacon’s Rebellion Beginning of race-based slavery in America |
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1688 |
The Glorious Revolution
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1739 |
The Great Awakening Religious revival focusing on emotional connection to God |
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1754-1763 |
The French and Indian War /“The Seven Year’s War” French are kicked out, enormous land gain, and war expenses that discontented Americans (end of salutary neglect) |
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1765 |
The Stamp Act Parliament’s first internal tax to American colonies, “No Taxation without Representation” |
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1770 |
The Boston Massacre Propaganda that unites colonies against Britain |
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1773 |
The Boston Tea Party A unified colonial response; resulted in the “Coercive Acts” |
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1775 |
Lexington and Concord The first shots of the American revolution fired |
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1776 |
The Declaration of Independence United States emerged as an Independent country, statement of basic human rights |
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1777 |
Battle of Saratoga Turning point of American revolution; French ally with us |
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1781 |
Battle of Yorktown The last major battle of American Revolution |
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1783 |
The Treaty of Paris Gained territory west of the Mississipi river and gained recognition as an independent country |
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1786 |
Shay’s Rebellion Demonstrates weakness of nat’l gov (security) |
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1787 |
Constitutional Convention Still the constitution that we use today |
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1789 |
First President Inaugurated/ Constitution goes into effect Sets the tradition for future presidents / (longest lasting still used constitution) |
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1791 |
The Bill of Rights Basic civil liberties protected for each US citizen |
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1800 |
“Revolution of 1800” For the first time in human history, one party peacefully handed power over to the other |
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1803 |
Louisiana Purchase / Marbury vs. Madison More than doubled the size of the United States/ Declares judicial review |
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1812-1814 |
The War of 1812 End of the Federalist party, first war as country |
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1817-1825 |
"Era of Good Feeling" Republican party the only party in the US |
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1820 |
Missouri Compromise Began tensions concerning slavery in the US and first national crisis over sectionalism |
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1820-1830 |
Jacksonian Era Universal white male suffrage granted to whites makes US the most democratic place on earth |
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1838 |
Trail of Tears Example of Indian removal to west of the Mississippi river, devastating effects on Natives |
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1846-1848 |
Mexican War Added SW territories (like California); caused more conflict over spread of slavery |
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1850 |
Compromise of 1850 Popular sovereignty, California = free state, enhanced slave act, no slave trade in DC |
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1854 |
Kansas/Nebraska Act Popular sovereignty decided slave trade, but it leads to “Bleeding Kansas” (heightened tensions over slavery) |
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1857 |
Dred Scott Case Opened all US territory to slavery, and invalidates the Missouri Compromise (Blacks can't be citizens) |
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1860 |
Election of Abe Lincoln / South Carolina Secceeds Lincoln wins the presidency with no Southern support / Beginning of the confederacy |
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1861-1865 |
The Civil War Creates a split in the nation; destroys the South for a while after the war Civil War |
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1863 |
Gettysburg/Vicksburg/Emancipation Proclamation Turning point in the war; Union gains control of MI river; gives union moral reason to fight |
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1868 |
14th Amendment Ratified Citizenship defined at birth, equal protection under the law, incorporates bill of rights |
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1869 |
Transcontinental Railroad Completed Connects the East with the West, helps settle the middle country |
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1865-1877 |
Reconstruction Trying to rebuild the South after the civil war in the North’s image |
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1877 |
Political Compromise of 1877 Ends reconstruction; Hayes wins the presidency |
