-
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Period 1
-
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the Bahamas
Columbus discovers the new world.
The significance of this event is that it would ultimately lead to new cultures, countries, and mixed races -
Dec 1, 1492
Columbian exchange
The columbian exchange was the swapping of crops, diseases, and products btween the new wolrd and Europe.
This was extremely significant because the diseases that were transfered thinned the native population, killing them off by the millions. Also, guns contributed to the mass slaughter of natives. Important crops like tobacco were sent to Europe, and popular crops like sugar were sent to the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1512
Encomienda system established
The Spanish forced the idians to do their physical labor. This is significant because it ultimately led to Black slaves -
Jan 1, 1525
Rise of atlantic slave trade
The atlantic slave trade, which involved bringing slaves from Africa for manual labor.
The event led to the main labor source of the new world being black slaves instead of the native indians. Black slaves would remain common for hundreds more years. -
Jamestown established
The first permanent settlement in north America is established by England.
This event would lead to the spreading of European culture, and also more permanent settlements, meaning the forced takeover of native controlled lands. -
Period: to
period 2
-
Mayflower lands at Plymouth
The mayflower, carrying the pilgrims, landed at plymouth rock.
The landing led to other religous and cultural groups making the migration to America -
Metacom's/King Phillip's War
Metacom was angry with the new settlers encroaching on native lands and rebelled.
The events led not only to Metacom's death, but also put an end to any major rebellion from natives against white settlers -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon and other frontiersmen were unsatisfied with Jamestown's native American frontier policy, and rebelled against Govenor Berkely.
Although this event was unsuccessful, it is still significant because this was the first protest against England by colonists in the new world, which sparked the idea of rebellion, leding to events like the Boston Tea Party, and the Revolutionary War. -
Pueblo Revolt
Lasted 11 days. The pueblo Indians were fed up with how the Spanish treated them. They rebelled and shut out the Spanish for a while.
The Spanish eventually returned, but the significance is this event is that is completely changed the way the Spanish treated the natives. The Spanish stopped treating natives so harshly, making this a very important event. -
Period: to
period 3
-
French & Indian War
The Britsh and its colonies went to war with France and their native allies over territory in North America.
The British won, however this would be the very start of the American Revolution due to a huge debt caused by a "blank check" or unlimited spending on millitary.This debt leads to a big blow to the colonists in the form of heavy taxes, damaging the relation ship between the colonies and their mother country. -
Treaty of paris signed
The treaty ended the seven years war between Britain and France.
This document cuased France to give up its land, proving that Britain was the dominant millitary force of the powers, and giving England a new chunk of land. -
Stamp Act
England placed a tax on basic goods to pay for their massive debt, which angered the colonists.
This event put the colonists one step closer to rebellion, and led ultimately to the revolution. -
Revolutionary War
The colonists went to war with england.
This is an extremely significant event, because the colonists won, giving life to the greatest country on Earth -
Declaration of independence
The letter to the King that the colonies were declaring independence.
This was the colonies' first step to becoming America.The declaration led to the revolutionary war. Ultimately, this document brought life to the dream of freedom, and an idependent America -
U.S. Constitution
The document which holds Americans's basic rights, and established the government.
This document established a weak government, eventually leading to a change of government in America to a stronger, more centralized government. -
Period: to
period 4
-
Marbury vs. Madison
Thie case established the supreme court's power of judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
Territory purchased from France, which doubled the size of the U.S.
Because of the purchase, settlers moved to the new territories, which led to a new frontier, leading to things like the homestead act, which granted land to families who agreed to farm and live it for a certain time, and created ideas such as manifest destiny, which was the idea that it is the settler's destiny to push westward and settle the new lands. -
Tippicanoe
Battle between Americans and Native Americans. Tecumseh and the Prophet attempted to oppress white settlement in the West, but defeated by William Henry Harrison.
Led to talk of Canadian invasion and served as a cause to the War of 1812. -
War of 1812
America's response to the british harrasment of U.S. sailors and the arming of indians against Americans. -
Missuori COmpromise
Congress passed a bill granting Missouri statehood as a slave state under the condition that slavery was to be forever prohibited in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36th parallel. -
Trail of Tears
Forced removal of Indians from southeast U.S. to current day Oklahoma
This event continued the killing of Indians, and destroyed a fourth of the Cherokee population, and also led to widespread disapproval of Andrew Jackson -
Period: to
period 5
-
Mexican cession
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago gave America a large peace of land ceded by Mexico.
States of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Texas. Claifornia would be the main site of a massive gold rush that would cause many Americans to flock from the setlled and sophistocated east to California. -
Seneca falls convention
Site of the first modern women's rights convention, and the start of the organized fight for women's rights in US history. ventually led to equal rights for women. -
Compromise of 1850
Attempt to make a compromise and avoid a conflict between north and south.
The compromise was signicant because it ammended the fugitive slave act, and abolished the slave trade in Washington D.C. -
fugitive slave acts
Caused the return of captured runaway slaves.
This is significant because it led to the northern free states passing civil liberty laws, which offered protection to runaways. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Uncle Tom's Cabin reavealed the true horrors and the down side to slavery.
This book was important to the abbolishionist movement because it changed many peoples views on slavery and helped take popularity from the idea -
Period: to
period 6
-
chinese exclusion act
Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate. -
pendleton act
established the principle of federal employment on the basis of open, competitive exams. Significant because it created the civil service comission. -
Dawes act
gave all Native American males 160 acres to farm and also set up schools to make Native American children more like other Americans.
significant because it caused heavy assimilation of the native Indians. -
Period: to
period 7
-
sherman anti-trust act
First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions -
Plessy v Ferguson
Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal. -
Model T Introduced
The first model t came out of production on this date.
This is significant because Henry Ford had created an affordable means of private transportation, which revolutionized the transportation and automobile industries. -
WWI Begins
Central v Allied powers caused by an assasinated ruler, increased millitary strength, and extreme nationalism.
This war is extrememly significant in history, because it led to major destruction of Europe, the treaty of versailles and the league of nations creation, and eventually WWII. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty that ended WWI and blamed Germany for the war. The treaty also created the league of nations.
The Treaty is very important, specifically because it blamed Germany for the war, angering Germany even more, leading them to start WWII -
19th amendment
Ammendment gave women the right to vote
Later led to equal opportunities and other forms of equalitly for women. -
pearl harbor
japan makes surprise attack on largest US naval base destroying a lot of us military planes and ships.
Significance: Pearl harbor caused the U.S. to enter WWII, and eventually take our revenge against Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Period: to
period 8
-
Koorean conflict begins
War fought against the north korea, while allied with South Korea. War was fought to contain and fight communism. It is significant because th U.S. won, meaning we managed to defeat communism in half of Korea -
Vietnam War
War fought by America and South Vietnam against the viet cong and North Vietnam and its allies. The U.S. dropped out before the war was lost by South Vietnam
The war was significant because we failed to contain the advancement of communism -
Sputnik
Russian satelite launched into orbit.'
Significant: In reaction, the U.S. passed the national defense education act. -
Cuban missile crisis starts
The USSR was inside of Cuba with warheads pointed at major U.S. cities.
Signicance: Cuba's association with the soviets and its adoption of communism led to trade restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba -
six day war
military conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors, the war ended with an Israeli victory.
Signifcant because not only did it extend Israeli territory, but it also extended the hate that Israel's Arab neighbors harbored agaist the Israelis. -
Period: to
period 9
-
Americans with disabilities Act
this act banned discrimination against the disabled in employment and mandated easy access to all public and commercial buildings.
Very significant because people with disabilities would be able lead close to normal lives, and gave equal opportunity to disabled people. -
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
states may regulate abortion as long as there is "no undue burden" on the mother
significant because it gave states more leeway on regulating abortion -
Contract with America
In the 1994 congressional elections, Congressman Newt Gingrich had Republican candidates sign a document in which they pledged their support for such things as a balanced budget amendment, term limits for members of Congress, and a middle-class tax cut. -
No child left behind
accountability of school personnel for student achievement with the expectation that every child will demonstrate proficiency in Reading, Math, and Science. -
Affordable Care Act
aimed to extend affordable health care insurance
