March Exam Key Dates Flashcards
1607
Founding of Jamestown
1620
Mayflower Compact signed - legal system in plymouth
1630
Massachusetts Bay Colony Established - English settlement, religious governance
1763
Proclamation of 1763 - prohibited colonists from moving beyond appalachian trail
1770
Boston Massacre - created united front of the separate colonies against the british
1760-1775
All acts passed by British - quartering, stamp, tea, townshend (not in order)
1775-1783
Revolutionary War
1787
constitutional convention and northwest ordinance - northwest ordinance created rules for the admission of northwest states into the union such as no slavery
1789
Ratification of Constitution
1781
Bill of rights added - antifederalist compromise
1803
Louisiana Purchase - Jefferson bought this land under the pretense of a treaty even though he was against high presidential power as an antifederalist
1812-1815
war of 1812 - british impressed American traders, war ended with no territorial changes but solidified US sovreignty
1828
jackson elected - started jacksonian america
1850
compromise of 1850 - California free state, fugitive slave law, New mexico and utah popular sovreignty
1861-1865
Civil War - North vs. South but really fought over slavery, north had more resources
1863
Emancipation Proclamation - Freed all slaves of US, confederacy had seceded so there was nothing enforcing this for them
1867
13th amendment passed - legally ended the institution of slavery
1877
End of reconstruction - federal troops were withdrawn from south in return for rutherford b hayes being elected, marked the end of federal support of black americans in this period
