History Flashcards
columbus
In 1492 columbus made the first of four trips to the carribian on 3 spanish ships named the nina the pinta and the santa maria.
pilgrims
In 1620 the pilgrims sailed from plymouth england and signed the mayflower compact before found plymouth colony in north america
bostom tea party
In 1773 colonists disguised with mohawks dumped tea from the british east india company into the bostom harbor
declaration of independance
my version (the better one) in 1776 the continental congress signed the declaration of independence in philadelpha announcing americas intent to seperate from the Tea Drinking Company©
peppas brother (george washington)
in 1789 in new york george washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the us constitution
louisiana purchase
in 1803 the purchase of lousiana from france prompted westward exploration by pioneers such as luis and clark and congressman, davy crocket
war of 1812
After victory, in the war of 1812, the US wrote the monroe doctrine which warned europeans not to attempt to colanize the Americas
missouri compromise
In 1820 Henry clay worked out the missouri compromise allowing missouri to enter the union as a slave state and maine as a free state
The compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850, the fugitive slave act and the dred scott decision preceded the succession of the southern states
manifest destiny
President Polk believed that the Mexican war and the gadsen purchase in the mid 1800 affirmed americas manifest destiy to spread across the continent
Civil War
In 1861 the civil war began when president abarhalm lincoln went to war with the soutern states that had seceded from the Union.
General robert E lee
In 1865 geberal robert e lee surrendered to general ulysses s grant at appomattox court house in virginia
fourteenth amendment
In 1868 the fourteenth amendment made all former slaves US citizens and paved the way for the civil rights movement.
Tycoons
During the late 1800s, tycoons like Vanderbilt, rockefeller, carnegie and swift fueled the nations industrial age by developing american resources.
Immigrants coming to america
From 1820 to 1930 more thean 37 million immigrants came to america seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth
US and WW1
in 1917 president wilson asked congress to enter WW1 against the center powers two years after the gernal u boats sank the lusitania, killing American citizens.
Womens drama (‘suffrage’)
Elizabeth Cody Stanton and Susan B. Anthony led the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, resulting in the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 that granted women the right to vote.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On december 7 1941 the japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii causing the US to join the allies in WW2.
NATO!
In 1949 the US and its allies formed NATO to resist the spread of Soviet communism.
Brown vs Board of Education
In 1954, in brown vs board of education, the US supreme court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional.
911
On 9/11/2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes. They flew two into the world trade center in new york City and one into the pentagon in washington DC. The fourth plane crashed into a pennsylvania field.
US astronauts
In 1969, us astronauts Neil Armstrong and edwin aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.
Preamble of the Constitution.
We the People of the US, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ouruselves and our Posteriry, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the USA.
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
1. Freedoms
2. Own guns
3. Quartering Soldiers
4. Warrents
5. No testifying against self
6. Right to a speedy trial
7. Right to a jury
8. Cruel, unusual punishment
9. People’s rights
10. State’s Rights
