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May 1610
Settlers come over to the New World to restart a new life. They create the first town in America called Jamestown, built unknowingly in the middle of Native American territory. -
Slaves come to America
The first English colony, Virginia, first imported slaves from Africa in 1619 -
1620
Ten years later, more settlers came to a different part of what is now called America, naming their new home Plymouth. -
1621
People weren't surviving the harsh weather many were wiped out from illness and starvation. -
Indian Attack
Pokinokin indians launch suprise attack on the settlers of Plymouth -
Thanksgiving
The Native Americans helped the people of Plymouth to survive and together the natives and the pilgrims celebrated the first "Thanksgiving" -
Slaves in America
The first group of black slaves were brought to the Louisiana territory. -
Population of slaves rises
The population of black slaves in the American colonies reached 75,00 by this time -
1768
Clolnists of Boston no longer wanted to pay taxes to the British government where they have no voice. -
Boston Massacre
Colonists and British soldiers face off and the war is started. -
Boston Tea Party
Rebels dump over 1 million dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
1775
Cumberland taken by different tribes -
louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was sold for 3 cents an acre -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was created to seperate the thirteen American colonies from the British Empire. -
British Take Over
New York is British hands after they plunder and destroy 10 to 25 percent of the city. They stayed until 1783 -
New York Under Fire
The Great Fire of New York in 1776 was caused by Britsh fores in 1776 -
1777
The war for independence continued for two years -
Illness in the war
General george Washington leads an army through the winter where many of his men were infested with smallpox. 4/10 people died from it -
War is Over
The American Revolution comes to an end -
1789
Presidents agree to be equal -
The Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was created to easily seperate cotton fibers from the seeds. This job was done by hand and extremely time-consuming before the cotton gin was invented. After that the south was the biggest proucer of cotton in the world, nearly 3/4 of the world's production. -
1825
The industrial revolution starts up -
Erie Canal
Construction on the Erie Canal began July 4, 1817. It was the first transportation system, between New York City on the eastern seaboard and the Great Lakes on the western interior. Built by hand, it runs 300 miles long. -
Nation Expansion
Nation is expanding, adding a part of Texas and part of Mexico -
New Life
Thousands of people head for a new life, searching for a better place to go and completely start over -
Harriet Tubman
She was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy for the American Civil War. She went on thirteen missions and saved over seventy slave usin the Underground Railroad. -
Abe Lincoln
The day Abraham Lincoln was elected president -
Inagural Address
Abraham Lincoln's first Inagural Address given to the people of the United States on the eve of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The following document is the Emancipation Proclamation, a proclamation given by President Lincoln it granted freedom to the slaves in the Confederate States if the States did not return to the Union by January 1, 1863. In addition, under this proclamation, freedom would only come to the slaves if the Union won the war. -
Civil War
1862 the Civil War between the Northern and Southern parts of the U.S fight over the freedom of slaves -
Union/Confederacy
During the Civil War the United States was divided into two parts, the North and the South. The North was made up of twenty free states and five border states, they were known as the Union. The eleven states that make up the South was known as the Confederacy led by Jefferson Davis. -
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery
In 1863 Abraham Lincoln passed the law making slavery illegal and adding it to the constitution -
Battle of Gettysburg
A three day battle resulting the two armies to suffer between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties. -
Gettysburg Address
Following the Battle of Gettysburg Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address during the dedication of the cemetery for Union soldiers who fought and died in the battle. -
Lincoln's inauguration for second term as president
The following is Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address given a little over a month before his assassination and the end of the American Civil War. -
The War Ends
The Union won and this is where the start of desegregation in America begins -
Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the American Heartland, it was completed in 1869. -
Heartland
Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent and cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Great Plains -
Cowboy
The cowboy becomes a new American icon -
Cities Expand
Americans conquer a new frontier with the modern city. Andrew Carnegie's empire of steel is used as its backbone. -
The Statue of Liberty
Given to the U.S by the people of France in 1871. Over 100 feet high of brass sculpture arrived in New York. To this day the statue is an important symbol to immigrants that have traveled to live here and to Americans all over. It represents freedom -
Assembling Liberty
The Statue of Liberty arrived in 500 massive pieces. 121,000 donations were given to keep the statue in New York and have it be assembled which covered more than enough for the cost. Men worked at dangerous measures o see to it that the job was complete -
Immigrants come to America
Skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty are symbols of the American Dream for millions of immigrants, searching for a promise land. -
Light
Thomas Edison invented the first working electric light bulb. This was a huge life-changing success for America and electricity spread all over the country. -
Oil
America strikes oil in Texas and the boom time begins. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford brings the motorcar to the masses and the nation hits the road. He invents the first modernized vehicle introduced as the Model T. -
Ford Model T
The Model T was an automobile produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company. It was known for being the first affordable automobile and opened travel options for the average middle-class American. Production continued in mass quantities from 1908 to 1927 -
Prohibition Movement
Intended to cure vice, Prohibition( illegalization of the production and consumption of alcohol ) fuels the growth of organized crime in burgeoning cities. It lasted from 1920-1933 -
Rebel during Prohibition
During the prohibition movement the distribution of alcohol was illegal, this caused the government to lose alot of money and society began to rebel against the law. A profitable and even sometimes violent black market for alcohol flourished. -
Speakeasies
Speakeasies were common in the 1920's during prohibition. They were private establishments used to illegally sell alcoholic beverages. The U.S was a huge influence on music during prohibition, specifically jazz. -
Bootlegging
During prohibition it was illegal to sell privately distilled alcoholic beverages, that's when bootlegging was invented. In the South, southerners would make their own stock-looking cars faster by enhancing the engine. This was done to outrun the law when transporting alcohol. -
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial was carved out of the granite surface of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. It holds the faces of four great American presidents in American history- George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre was the brutal murder of seven people. It was due to a dispute between two gangs in Chicago. The Italian gang led by Al Capone had attacked men from an Irish gang led by Bugs Moran. The murder was thought to be done with tommy guns, and believed that Capone had ordered the murder due to Bug's gang when they'd machine gunned Al Capone's headquarters. -
Banks lose trust
A man tried to take all of his money out of the bank and sell his stock, but the bank refused. Americans lost trust in their banks and hundreds were shut down across the country. -
Great Depression
1929 began the Great Depression. Nearly 80% of Americans have no savings, and the stock market rashes by losing 12 times more money in a week than America used in a year. -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam was built to generate electricity to Los Angeles. 96 people died building it. It’s the biggest concrete structure ever constructed. Sept. 30, 1935 the Hoover Dam was completed two years ahead of schedule. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl brought the worst environmental storms in American history. Dust storms created by dry soil in the Great plains traveling up to 10,000 feet high across the nation at 65 mph. -
Radio
in 1934 over 18 million radios were sold nationwide. America can now hear about updated news all around the world. -
WWII
The attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II. The war effort revitalized the nation's economy by bringing many more jobs to the people lifting us right out of the outcome of the depression. The war finally ended Sptember 2, 1945 -
Pearl Harbor
On the morning of December 7, 1941 one of America's biggest military bases, Pearl Harbor, located in Hawaii was suprise attacked by Japenese fighting planes. This is what brings America into World War ll -
Vietnam War
The US government viewed involvement in the war as a way to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam and part of their wider strategy of containment. Hippies protested to end the war, Vietnam lasted from November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975. -
Hippie Movement
Baby boomers protest against the Vietnam War. These young adults were the start of the Hippie Movement, protesting the ideal of peace & love, not war. -
Kent State Shooting
500 students protested the Vietnam War outside Kent State College May 4, 1970. Police shot 67 rounds in 13 seconds killing four students and injuring 9, one of whom suffered permenant paralysis -
Television
85,000,000 Americans were using television in the 1970’s -
Watergate Scandal
President Nixon is the only president in history to resign from office due to the Watergate Scandal -
Growth in Technology
In the1980’s consumption in technology grows -
7 Die in Space Shuttle
The space shuttle “challenger” explodes after take off killing all 7 passengers. This shocked and horrified Americans, ridding of their idea of our invincibility considering what we can always do safely with technology -
Technology Advances into the Millinium
1980’s computers are not only used in factories anymore, they are widely spreading into homes around the country. Not to mention cell phones were becoming increasingly popular, and the internet was invented. All of these technological advancements bring us into the millinium and eventually becomes a common luxury in our everyday lives beginning small in 1980 and expanding even more so to today. -
9/11
America was attacked by the terrorist group known as Al Queda. The attack devastated the country as we watched helplessly as two hijacked planes were driven into the twin towers in New York City, killing thousands of innocent people.
