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Jan 1, 1450
End/Assimilation of Southwestern Prehistoric Cultures
Transcript of LectureThese southwestern Native Americans grew corn, squash, and beans; produced baskets and pottery, and traded with others. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
WikipediaColumbus's voyages to the New World will begin the exploration of the Americas by the French, Spanish, and English. Eventually, these three nations plus Portugal will take over large parts of the land and its peoples. -
Nov 8, 1519
Hernan Cortes
WikipediaCortes and his Spanish army will through warfare, deceit, and spread of European disease conquer the Aztec Empire. This conquest will mean the Spanish will eventually enter into the North American Southwest and control that area for many years. -
Jan 1, 1540
End/Assimilation of Mound Builders
Wikipedia Mound builders were Native Americans who constructed various kinds of earthen mounds for religious, ceremonial, burial, or residential purposes. These cultures lasted from 1000 BC to 1540s AD. -
Apr 22, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Biography.ComFrancisco Coronado followed an earlier exploration of the Spanish into Arizona and then continued into New Mexico, sent men who will see the Grand Canyon, and ventured as far east as Kansas. He did not find the sought after Seven Cites of Gold but these travels added greatly to what was known about the New World and the Spanish claims of territory. -
Jamestown
Albion Ascendant: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) LectureJamestown will be the site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Life in Jamestown will be very hard. Of the 400 people who settled there, only 60 would survive their first two years there. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Albion Ascendant: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) LectureNathaniel Bacon will be upset with the Governor of Virginia. He and his followers issued a declaration of grievances that included heavy taxes and nothing to show for them, failure to protect settlers from the Indians, and catering to his friends and not the people of Virginia. This rebellion will show the beginnings of American democracy as individuals began to speak out against the English system of governance. -
Juan de Anza
National Parks ServiceJuan de Anza will lead 240 people from Tubac Presidio (near Tucson) on an expedition to Alta California. They arrive in what is now San Francisco on June 27, 1776, and establish a new Spanish colony there. -
Declaration of Independence
Transcript of LectureThe Declaration of Independence was an unanimous agreement of the thirteen colonies. While there had been hostilities prior to this declaration, this will be the formal declaration of severing ties to England. The Revolutionary War will occur from 1775 to 1783. -
U.S. Constitution
Forging the Republic: Revolution & The New Nation LectureThe U.S. Constitution is the document that frames our American government. It stipulates that our government will have three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Our legislature will be bicameral. It also contains the idea of federalism. There have been 27 amendments to the Constitution since it was ratified. -
Louisiana Purchase
Transcript of Forging the Republic LectureThe French needed income agreed to sell to the United States what is today most of the American Midwest and Far West for $15M. This land significantly increases the size of the United States and would promote migration west. -
Missouri Compromise
<a href='http://alliance.la.asu.edu/consortium/GCU113Web/Transcripts/Expansion and Reform.pdf' >Lecture on Expansion and Reform</ a>
Missouri wanted to become a state. At this time, there was an equal number of slave and non-slave states. A compromise resulted with Missouri entering the union as a slave state, and Maine entering as a free state. -
Mexican War of Independence
History.ComOn September 15, 1810, Father Hidalgo and his followers declared "independence" for Mexico from Spain. After years of fighting, the Mexican forces will finally wear down the Spanish troops and the Viceroy will resign his office. -
Republic of Texas
Texas State Historical AssociationTexas won its independence from Mexico and became a republic. It was annexed by the United States in 1846. -
Mexican Cession
Our DocumentsAt the end of the Mexican-American War, Mexico transferred a large portion of the Southwest to the United States for $15M. This new land brought up the question of where to extend slavery in these new territories. -
Gadsden Purchase
US State Dept Office of the HistorianThe Gadsden Purchase was an agreement between the United States and Mexico in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became the southern part of Arizona and New Mexico. This land was sought as the route for a southern transcontinental railroad. -
The Civil War
Lecture on Contested VisionsBy March of 1861, seven states had formed the Confederacy. Hostilities began in April 1861 when the Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a Union fort. Fighting will last for 4 years when Confederate General Robert E. Lee will surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Territory of Arizona
Arizona becomes a U.S. territory with its capital at Fort Whipple. -
Reconstruction Era
Lecture on Contested VisionDuring these years, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments would be passed. However, despite the good intentions of many Americans, very little changed in the social values of the Southern whites. -
Arizona Statehood
Arizona Statehood WikipediaArizona was the 48th state in the United States. Within a few years of becoming a state, Arizona had a number of Progressive ideas in its Constitution. These ideas included initiative, referendum, recall, women's suffrage, and direct election of Senators. -
World War I
War War I Wikipedia The United States will join the Allies in fighting World War I. The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram will be two of the reasons for the United States to join in the warfare. The war will be over in about 18 months and the agreement signed to end the war will be the Treaty of Versailles. -
World War II
Pearl Harbor History.comPearl Harbor was attacked. In the attack, forty eight ships were damaged or sunk. This will cause the American government to declare war on Japan.
