Period 1-2
What was the fist representative asembly in the colonies.
Virginia House of Burgesses
First law passed by parliment to raise tax evenue for Britain
Sugar Act
During the election of 1860, the Republicans party's platform promoted what idea for the northwest
Building of the Pacific Raiload
What year did the Lusitania sink?
1915
Trade alliance between 3 North American countries, which was created in 1994
NAFTA
What is native labor granted in exchange fo promise to Christianize.
Encomienda System
Convention by representatives held in respsonse to the Intolerable Acts
First Continental Congress
Which President was impeached for violating Tenure of Office Act
Andrew Johnson
The begnning of WWI was sparked with the assasination of which Archduke?
Franz Ferdinand
Eisenhower passed which act authorizing the 41,000 mile network of interstate highways
Federal Highway Act
Which conflict was between de la Warr and Powhatan Confederacy in Viriginia
Anglo-Powhatan War
British officials landed to regiments of troops in Boston, crowd threw snowballs into squad of Redcoats, soldies fired killing five colonists.
The Emancipation Poclamation was formed in what year
1863
This act cut quota for immigrants entering America from 3 to 2% of nations residents reported in 1890 census
Immigration Quota Act
What year did the US withdraw troops from Vietnam?
1973
What was created to get more indentured servants, gave 50 acres to anyone who sponsored the voyage of an indentured servants.
Headright System
At Lexington, colonial "minute men" refused to disperse and shots wee fired
Shot Heard Round the World
First Major womens suffrage movement convention
Seneca Falls Convention
Which exuctive order forced Japanese American into camps?
Executive Order 9066
This war was a result of Iraq's refusal to withdraw from Kuwait
Persian Gulf War
What was the established collectives security of New Englanders, first step towards colonial unity
New England Confederation
Response to Pontiac's rebellion: forbid settlement West of appalacian mts to prevent conflict with Natives
Proclamation of 1763
Who coined the term Manifest Destiny
John O'Sullivan
This conference was attended by FDR, Churchill, and Stalin with hopes of discussing the post war division of Europe
Yalta Conference
What year did President Nixon resign?
1974