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Period: to
1600s
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Jamestown founded
Jamestown was America's first permanent settlement. -
First Government, Slaves, Families
The first legislative Government was established, the first slaves were brought to America, families came to America. -
Plymouth Rock
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, first colony to be based on religion. -
Puritains came to Massechusetts
First large wave of immigrants come to America, bringing a unique perspective to life. -
Anne Hutchinson Banished
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts for her religious views. -
King William's War
This was the beginnings of the hostilities between the native Americans, the colonists, the French, and the British. -
Salem witch trials
shows that America is susceptible to mass hysteria. -
Period: to
1700s
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French/Indian War
war between French and British with native tribes on both sides. Fought over land and trade that would result in France losing land and English in serious debt. -
The Stamp Act
Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote. This made the American colonies very angry. -
The Boston Massacre
Tension between the colonies and British became very violent. -
Boston Tea Party
Americans were so upset by the tea act of 1773 that they destroyed a shipload of tea. -
"shot heard round the world"
Battle of Lexington and Concord. The revolutionary War begins. -
Declaration of Independance sighned
The 13 colonies officially said "we're not British anymore!" -
the US constitution sighned
The US creates their own form of government. -
Period: to
1800s
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Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson authorized purchase of the Louisiana territory from France and almost doubles the size of the United States. -
War of 1812 with Britian
War between Britain and America for two and a half years over trade and naval restrictions. -
Underground Railroad Established
A network of secret routes and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom in the North. -
Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message
This changes the face of communication for the entire world and allows an information to spread more quickly and easily than ever before -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Shortly after his election, the Confederate States secede from the Union, starting the Civil War -
Battle of Gettysburg
Largest Civil War Battles and turning point of the war, leading to a Union victory. -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee (after the Civil War ended) -
Period: to
1900s
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Period: to
2000s
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terrorists hijacked four aircrafts
Two were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington D. C. Passengers overpowered the hijackers in the fourth plane and crashed it into rural Pennsylvania -
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Afganistan was the longest war in American history. It lasted from 2001 – 2022 The war in Iraq lasted from 2003 – 2011 -
Hurricane Katrina
This was the costliest natural disaster in US history
It cost 125 billion dollars in damage When the levees broke, large parts of New Orleans were submerged
1,245 people died -
Socail Media
the creation of the virtual community, found in Internet companies such as Facebook, My Space and Twitter. -
The Great Recession
This was the most significant downturn since WWII This recession lasted from Dec 2007 until Jun 2009 -
Osama bin Laden is killed
After more than a decade, Osama bin Laden is killed during a raid in Pakistan After years of looking, the CIA track him down and in May, Navy Seals storm his compound and kill the originator of the 9-11 attacks -
The Coronavirus pandemic
The Coronavirus/COVID 19 started in Wuhan China
March 11, declared a world wide Pandemic
A new Upper respiratory disease that is highly contagious.
Total cases in US as of 2022-80,648,481
Total deaths in US as of April 2022- 987,601