LEQ study 1592-1900

1607-Jamestown

First English settlement in the americas

1619- House of Burgesses & First enslaved African Americans

This begins American democracy and first racial slavery

Mayflower Compact

A foundational document for self-governance signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, establishing a legal order for the new colony.

Beacons Rebellion

Rebellion of frontier settlers against colonial elites and native Americans; causes increase in racialized slavery

First Great Awakening

A religious revival in the 1730s to 1740s that emphasized personal faith and emotional experiences over traditional religious authority, leading to increased denominationalism.

Proclamation of 1763

Britain restricts colonial expansion westward after the French and Indian war causing navigation acts to be in place

Stamps act 1765

Britian places these on the Americans because they needed to rebuild Britain after the war

Boston tea party

A rebellion against the British taxation on tea and simple use items

Declaration of inapendance

A final send of to the British to say that America was gonna be independent from there power

Constitutional convention

A meeting that held place in congress creating the U.S. constitution replacing the articles of confederation

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

The Articles were replaced due to their weaknesses, such as a lack of federal power to tax, regulate trade, and enforce laws, which led to ineffective governance and economic turmoil.

Louisiana Purchase

A land deal in 1803 in which the United States purchased territory from France, effectively doubling the size of the nation.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Monroe Doctrine

A U.S. policy introduced in 1823 stating that European nations should no longer colonize or interfere in the Americas, and that any such action would be viewed as a threat to U.S. safety.

Trail of Tears

The forced relocation of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the southeastern United States to designated Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River during the 1830s, resulting in significant suffering and loss of life.

Indian Removal Acts

A series of laws passed in the 1830s that authorized the forced relocation of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands to designated Indian Territory, primarily west of the Mississippi River.

Annexation of Texas

The formal incorporation of Texas into the United States on December 29, 1845, which was a contentious issue leading to the Mexican-American War.

Mexican-American War

A conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in significant territorial gains for the U.S. after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

An 1854 law that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowing settlers to determine through popular sovereignty whether to allow slavery, thus repealing the Missouri Compromise.

Dred Scott Decision

An 1857 Supreme Court ruling that denied citizenship and constitutional rights to African Americans, declaring that Congress lacked the authority to ban slavery in the territories.