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STAAR REVIEW. By categories. 1-8. Dat es & Important Events. 1. 1607. 1. Jamestown founded First permanent settlement in America. 1620. 1. Mayflower Compact Helped establish the idea of self-government and the practice of majority rules. 1754-1763. 1. French & Indian War - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jamestown Jamestown foundedfounded
First permanent First permanent settlement in settlement in AmericaAmerica
Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact
Helped establish Helped establish the idea of self-the idea of self-government and government and the practice of the practice of majority rulesmajority rules
French & Indian WarFrench & Indian War
7 Years War7 Years War
British defeated the British defeated the French and gained control French and gained control of most of the northern of most of the northern and eastern parts of north and eastern parts of north AmericaAmerica
Battles of Lexington Battles of Lexington & Concord& Concord
First battles of the First battles of the American RevolutionAmerican Revolution
Declaration of Declaration of Independence Independence signedsigned
Colonists break Colonists break away from Englandaway from England
Articles of Articles of Confederation ratifiedConfederation ratified
Becomes the first Becomes the first American governmentAmerican government
Constitution Constitution ratifiedratified
Becomes blueprint Becomes blueprint for American for American governmentgovernment
Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase
More than doubles the More than doubles the size of the countrysize of the country
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
From France for 15 From France for 15 millionmillion
War of 1812War of 1812
Capital burnedCapital burned
America proves it America proves it can defend itselfcan defend itself
War with MexicoWar with Mexico
James PolkJames Polk
America acquires America acquires much of Southwestmuch of Southwest
Shots fired at Fort Shots fired at Fort Sumter, South Sumter, South CarolinaCarolina
Beginning of Civil Beginning of Civil WarWar
Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Proclamation issued by Lincoln issued by Lincoln
Freed the slaves in Freed the slaves in Confederate statesConfederate states
Lee surrenders at Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court Appomattox Court HouseHouse
Ends Civil WarEnds Civil War
Reconstruction endsReconstruction ends
White Southerners White Southerners regain control of their regain control of their state governmentsstate governments
3rd3rdDemocratic-RepublicanDemocratic-RepublicanMarbury v. MadisonMarbury v. MadisonLouisiana PurchaseLouisiana PurchaseEmbargo Act of 1807Embargo Act of 1807
44thth
Democratic-RepublicanDemocratic-Republican
War of 1812War of 1812
American SystemAmerican System
55thth
Democratic-Democratic-RepublicanRepublican
IndustrializationIndustrializationMissouri CompromiseMissouri CompromiseMonroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine
77thth
DemocratDemocratNullification/bank warNullification/bank warJacksonian Jacksonian DemocracyDemocracy
Indian Removal ActIndian Removal Act
1111thth
DemocratDemocratTexas annexationTexas annexationMexican WarMexican WarGold RushGold RushSeneca Falls ConventionSeneca Falls Convention
1616thth
RepublicanRepublicanSecessionSecessionCivil WarCivil WarEmancipation Emancipation ProclamationProclamation
11stst president assassinated president assassinated
1717thth
DemocratDemocrat1313thth & 14 & 14thth Amendments AmendmentsRadical ReconstructionRadical ReconstructionImpeachment trialImpeachment trialSharecropping in SouthSharecropping in South
English agreement English agreement that guaranteed that guaranteed certain rights to all certain rights to all Englishmen: Englishmen: influenced the influenced the American Bill of American Bill of Rights’ protects Rights’ protects individual rightsindividual rights
English agreement that English agreement that guaranteed certain guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; rights to all Englishmen; influenced the American influenced the American Bill of Rights’ Bill of Rights’ protections of individual protections of individual rightsrights
Signed by many Signed by many Pilgrims on their way to Pilgrims on their way to the New World; they the New World; they agreed to create a new agreed to create a new government and follow government and follow its laws; helped its laws; helped establish the idea of establish the idea of self-governmentself-government
Influential pamphlet Influential pamphlet written by Thomas written by Thomas Paine; it urged Paine; it urged Americans to declare Americans to declare their independencetheir independence
July 4July 4thth; written by ; written by Thomas Jefferson; Thomas Jefferson; announced the announced the separation of the separation of the colonies from England; colonies from England; unalienable rightsunalienable rights
First U.S. government; First U.S. government; it was eventually a it was eventually a failure because it failure because it created a national created a national government that was government that was weak; replaced with weak; replaced with the U.S. Constitutionthe U.S. Constitution
Series of essays about Series of essays about the nature of the nature of government by government by Alexander Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and James Madison and John Jay; written to John Jay; written to help get the help get the Constitution ratifiedConstitution ratified
The first 10 The first 10 amendments of the amendments of the Constitution: Constitution: guarantees individual guarantees individual rightsrights
Given at his Given at his retirement from public retirement from public office; he urged office; he urged America to always America to always remain neutral toward remain neutral toward other countries; and other countries; and warned about political warned about political partiesparties
Presidential message Presidential message that said that Europe that said that Europe should not interfere should not interfere in the affairs of Latin in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. America and the U.S. would not interfere would not interfere in European affairsin European affairs
Written by John C. Written by John C. Calhoun; outlined Calhoun; outlined the doctrine of the doctrine of nullification, which nullification, which was a strong was a strong statement for states’ statement for states’ rightsrights
Written by David Written by David Walker who was a black Walker who was a black abolitionists; known as abolitionists; known as “David Walker’s “David Walker’s Appeal,” urged slaves Appeal,” urged slaves to revolt; radical to revolt; radical document that made document that made Southerners furious Southerners furious
Newspaper printed by William Lloyd Garrison; most influential antislavery periodical in U.S. history; it increased sectionalism between the North and South
Lincoln said the North Lincoln said the North would defend federal would defend federal property in the Southproperty in the South
Executive order Executive order given by Abraham given by Abraham Lincoln; it freed the Lincoln; it freed the slaves in the slaves in the ConfederacyConfederacy
Famous speech given Famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln; by Abraham Lincoln; it said that the Union it said that the Union was worth fighting was worth fighting for at any costfor at any cost
Laws passed to make sure that England controlled American trade according to the idea of mercantilism
British law at end of British law at end of the French and Indian the French and Indian War; said that War; said that Americans were not Americans were not allowed to settle west allowed to settle west of the Appalachian of the Appalachian mountainsmountains
Required colonists Required colonists to feed and shelter to feed and shelter British troopsBritish troops
Four laws that, Four laws that, among other things, among other things, charged new fees on charged new fees on goods imported into goods imported into the coloniesthe colonies
Four laws passed to Four laws passed to punish colonists for punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party the Boston Tea Party including closing the including closing the port of Bostonport of Boston
Organized the Organized the Northwest Territory Northwest Territory on a grid system on a grid system
Established a Established a government for the government for the Northwest Territory Northwest Territory and described rules and described rules that a territory that a territory would follow in order would follow in order to become a stateto become a state
Placed restrictions Placed restrictions on immigrants in the on immigrants in the country and country and restricted freedom restricted freedom of speech and of speech and freedom of the pressfreedom of the press
Preserved balance in Preserved balance in Congress between Congress between slave and free states by slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine slave state and Maine as a free state; as a free state; prohibited slavery prohibited slavery north of Missourinorth of Missouri
Indians east of the Indians east of the Mississippi River Mississippi River were to be moved were to be moved to new lands in the to new lands in the WestWest
Preserved balance Preserved balance between free and between free and slave states and said slave states and said Congress would not Congress would not regulate slavery in the regulate slavery in the territoriesterritories
Fugitive slaves in the Fugitive slaves in the north had to be returned north had to be returned to their owners; they to their owners; they could not testify in court could not testify in court or have a trial by jury; or have a trial by jury; and there were heavy and there were heavy penalties for anyone who penalties for anyone who helped an escaped slavehelped an escaped slave
Repealed Missouri Repealed Missouri Compromise and allowed Compromise and allowed Kansas and Nebraska to Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves decide for themselves whether they would allow whether they would allow slavery; this was the new slavery; this was the new idea of popular sovereigntyidea of popular sovereignty
Said that everyone Said that everyone born in the U.S. was a born in the U.S. was a citizen and entitled to citizen and entitled to equal rightsequal rights
Known as Radical Known as Radical reconstruction; reconstruction; imposed military imposed military control of the southern control of the southern states and that they states and that they had to ratify the 14had to ratify the 14thth amendment and allow amendment and allow former slaves to voteformer slaves to vote
1803, said that 1803, said that Supreme Court had the Supreme Court had the right to review all laws right to review all laws made by Congress; made by Congress; established the idea of established the idea of Judicial Review; made Judicial Review; made the Supreme Court the Supreme Court more powerfulmore powerful
1819, said that a 1819, said that a state could not tax a state could not tax a national bank; national bank; increased power of increased power of national governmentnational government
1824, said that the 1824, said that the federal government federal government (not state government) (not state government) had the power to had the power to regulate trade regulate trade between the states; between the states; increased power of the increased power of the national governmentnational government
1857, said the African 1857, said the African Americans were not Americans were not citizens of the U.S. and citizens of the U.S. and said that the Missouri said that the Missouri Compromise was Compromise was unconstitutional; unconstitutional; increased sectionalismincreased sectionalism
1876, said that national 1876, said that national government could not government could not punish someone for punish someone for violating the civil rights of violating the civil rights of individuals; only the states individuals; only the states had that power; violence had that power; violence against African Americans against African Americans increased in the South increased in the South during Reconstructionduring Reconstruction
Ended the French Ended the French and Indian War and Indian War between England between England and Franceand France
Spain allowed Spain allowed Americans to travel Americans to travel freely along the freely along the Mississippi River and Mississippi River and settled boundary settled boundary disputes between disputes between U.S. and SpainU.S. and Spain
Ended the Battle of Ended the Battle of Fallen Timbers; 12 Fallen Timbers; 12 Indian Tribes agreed to Indian Tribes agreed to give up their land that give up their land that consisted of most of consisted of most of present-day Ohio and present-day Ohio and Indiana to the U.S. Indiana to the U.S. governmentgovernment
America acquired America acquired Louisiana territory Louisiana territory from France, doubled from France, doubled size of the countrysize of the country
ended the war with ended the war with Mexico; United Mexico; United States acquired the States acquired the Mexican CessionMexican Cession
Gave U.S. more land Gave U.S. more land that had been that had been northern Mexico; northern Mexico; completed the completed the acquisition of land acquisition of land that makes up the that makes up the present-day borders present-day borders of the continental U.S.of the continental U.S.
1607 Jamestown 1607 Jamestown foundedfounded
“ “no taxation without no taxation without representation”representation”
Declaration of Declaration of Independence 1776Independence 1776
Treaty of Paris 1763Treaty of Paris 1763
September 1783September 1783Independent Nation; Independent Nation; United States of AmericaUnited States of America
Mississippi River serves Mississippi River serves as western boundaryas western boundary
Thomas Jefferson-Thomas Jefferson-33rdrd
From France for 15 From France for 15 millionmillion
Doubled the size of Doubled the size of U.S.A.U.S.A.
Settled issues with Settled issues with Britain and U.S. Britain and U.S. over ownershipover ownership
MinnesotaMinnesotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota
Issue slaveryIssue slavery1836-Lone Star 1836-Lone Star RepublicRepublic
1845 annexation; 1845 annexation; results in Mexican results in Mexican WarWar
James Polk James Polk expansionistexpansionist
Britain did not Britain did not want warwant war
1846 becomes part 1846 becomes part of U.S.A.of U.S.A.
1846-boundary 1846-boundary disputedispute
Treaty of Guadalupe Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoHidalgo
California, Nevada, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado Mexico, Colorado
Wife of president Wife of president John Adams; mother John Adams; mother of John Quincy of John Quincy Adams, 1Adams, 1stst spokesperson for spokesperson for women’s rightswomen’s rights
Important leader in Important leader in American American Revolution, started Revolution, started Sons of LibertySons of Liberty
Founder of the first Founder of the first African-American African-American Church in U.S.Church in U.S.
Leader of Leader of movement to give movement to give women the right to women the right to vote(suffrage); 19vote(suffrage); 19thth amendmentamendment
Leader during Leader during American American Revolution, he Revolution, he switched sides and switched sides and became a traitorbecame a traitor
Naturalists, famous Naturalists, famous for his paintings of for his paintings of American birdsAmerican birds
Frontiersman who Frontiersman who found trail through found trail through the Cumberland the Cumberland GapGap
Southerner who Southerner who assassinated assassinated President Lincoln President Lincoln after Civil Warafter Civil War
Mohawk Indian Mohawk Indian chief who fought chief who fought with the Americans with the Americans during American during American RevolutionRevolution
Politician who Politician who supported a states’ supported a states’ rights view in early rights view in early republicrepublic
Militant abolitionist Militant abolitionist who led a raid at who led a raid at harpers Ferryharpers Ferry
Union general in Union general in Civil War; fought Civil War; fought battle of Antietambattle of Antietam
Steven R. Buitureira
Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class
Vice-president of Vice-president of U.S.; created U.S.; created doctrine of doctrine of nullificationnullification
Southern diarist Southern diarist who describe life who describe life during the Civil Warduring the Civil War
•First major U.S. First major U.S. novelist wrote novelist wrote stories about the stories about the frontierfrontier
British general British general defeated in battle of defeated in battle of Yorktown during Yorktown during American Revolution; American Revolution; surrenderedsurrendered
President of the President of the Confederate States Confederate States of America during of America during the Civil Warthe Civil War
Reformer who Reformer who fought to improve fought to improve the care of the the care of the mentally illmentally ill
Politician who Politician who participated in participated in Lincoln-Douglas Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1860debates in 1860
Theologian and Theologian and Puritan who Puritan who sparked the Great sparked the Great AwakeningAwakening
Writer and poet; Writer and poet; popularized idea of popularized idea of transcendentalismtranscendentalism
Former slave and Former slave and abolitionist; who abolitionist; who wrote his wrote his autobiographyautobiography
Inventor of steam Inventor of steam boat, ran first boat, ran first commercial commercial steamboatsteamboat
British military British military governor of governor of Massachusetts at time Massachusetts at time of American of American RevolutionRevolution
General during the General during the American revolution American revolution who defeated the who defeated the British at the Battle British at the Battle of Saratogaof Saratoga
Author of many of the Author of many of the Federalists papers; Federalists papers; first Secretary of first Secretary of TreasuryTreasury
Important leader of Important leader of the American the American Revolution; first to Revolution; first to sign the sign the Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence
One of the greatest One of the greatest fiction writers in fiction writers in American literatureAmerican literature
Steven R. Buitureira
Mr. Ortiz's 4th Period Class
Important person in Important person in the American the American Revolution, said Revolution, said “Give me liberty or “Give me liberty or give me death”give me death”
Banished from Banished from Massachusetts Massachusetts colony; one of the colony; one of the founders of Rhode founders of Rhode IslandIsland
Confederate Confederate general; fought in general; fought in First Battle of Bull First Battle of Bull RunRun
First Chief Justice First Chief Justice of the Supreme of the Supreme Court; negotiated Court; negotiated Jay’s TreatyJay’s Treaty
Famous Confederate Famous Confederate general during Civil general during Civil War, surrendered at War, surrendered at Appomattox Court Appomattox Court House to GrantHouse to Grant
English philosopher; English philosopher; his ideas influenced his ideas influenced American ideas American ideas about governmentabout government(unalienable rights)(unalienable rights)
Chief Justice of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one Supreme Court; one of the most of the most important one in important one in historyhistory
Insisted on Insisted on protection of protection of individual rights in individual rights in the Constitution; the Constitution; anti-Federalistanti-Federalist
Invented the Invented the telegraph system; telegraph system; developed Morse developed Morse codecode
Helpful found the Helpful found the women’s rights women’s rights movement; church movement; church meetingsmeetings
Quaker; founded Quaker; founded colony of colony of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, believed in equality believed in equality for allfor all
Confederate officer; Confederate officer; important in Battle of important in Battle of GettysburgGettysburg
Influential writer Influential writer during the American during the American Revolution; Common Revolution; Common Sense, American Sense, American Crisis, PatriotCrisis, Patriot
Helped maintain Helped maintain peace between the peace between the early colonist and early colonist and Native Americans, Native Americans, married John Rolfemarried John Rolfe
Made famous ride Made famous ride during the American during the American Revolution to warn Revolution to warn of a British attack; of a British attack; artist, Boston artist, Boston MassacreMassacre
Seamstress who Seamstress who may have created may have created first American flagfirst American flag
Indian women; Indian women; valuable guide to valuable guide to Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark expeditionexpedition
Slave who sued for Slave who sued for his freedom in his freedom in famous Supreme famous Supreme Court case; ruled he Court case; ruled he was not a citizen of was not a citizen of U.S. thus had no U.S. thus had no rightsrights
General in War of General in War of 1812, Mexican War, 1812, Mexican War, and Civil Warand Civil War
Leader of Leader of movement to give movement to give women the right to women the right to votevote
Supreme Court Supreme Court chief justice; wrote chief justice; wrote the Dred Scott the Dred Scott decisiondecision
Indian chief who Indian chief who fought with the fought with the British in War of British in War of 18121812
Author; believed in Author; believed in transcendentalism and transcendentalism and civil rightscivil rights
French author who French author who describe life in 19describe life in 19thth century Americacentury America
Former slave; leading Former slave; leading abolitionist and abolitionist and defender of women’s defender of women’s rightsrights
Former slave; Former slave; abolitionist and abolitionist and organized the organized the Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad
Slave who led Slave who led famous and bloody famous and bloody slave rebellion in slave rebellion in the Souththe South
Black abolitionist; Black abolitionist; wrote pamphlet wrote pamphlet urging slaves to rebelurging slaves to rebel
Important Important politician; attacked politician; attacked idea of states’ idea of states’ rightsrights
Inventor of the Inventor of the cotton gin and cotton gin and interchangeable interchangeable partsparts
Important Puritan; Important Puritan; first governor of first governor of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay ColonyColony