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1492
Christopher Columbus arrived in America
Columbus arrived in the Bahamas and met a tribe of indigenous people or Native Americans. -
1st successful colony was established in Virginia
The first American colony was founded in Virginia by British settlers. -
Pilgrim Fathers arrived in Plymouth, Massachussetts aboard the Mayflower ship
A group of British Puritans escaped from England from religious persecution. -
Georgia, the 13th colony, was founded
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The 13 American colonies rebelled against G.B.
The Revolutionary War began. -
Declaration of Independence
George Washington became the first American President. -
Harriet Tubman was born
She was an African-American slave who escaped and helped other slaves escape and be free, too. -
Beginning of American Civil War
It was a war between the Northern and the Southern states of the USA because of SLAVERY. The North wanted to abolish slavery, whereas the South wanted to keep it because their economy was based on agriculture, so they "needed" the workforce. -
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln
"All slaves shall be free" = it gave freedom to all slaves -
Murder of Abraham Lincoln + abolition of slavery
The American Civil war finished.
Abraham Lincoln was murdered by a Confederate, but after a few months the Congress approved the abolition of slavery. -
All eligible male citizens had the right to vote
Blacks were discouraged to vote by violence. -
Jim Crow Laws were approved - racial segregation became legal
Segregation = separation
"Separate but equal" = "separati ma uguali"
Black people had to be separated from white people and go to different public places (schools, restaurants, cinemas, buses, restrooms). -
First integrated school + Rosa Parks + Montgomery bus boycott
For the first time some black students could go to a school for white people.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus. She was arrested for this. Black people in Montgomery boycotted the bus company. -
March on Washington + Martin Luther King jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
200,000 black and white people marched on Washington DC and Martin Luther King, jr. gave one of the most important speeches in history, "I have a dream". -
Civil Right Act
Thanks to M.L. King's efforts, the Civil Right Act was issued: it was a law that segregation was abolished and granted civil rights for everyone.
M.L. King won the Peace Nobel Prize. -
Voting Right Act
Thanks to this law also black could vote and be elected.
100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, finally black people got real freedom and civil rights. -
Martin Luther King was murdered in Memphis
