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1497
The exploration and encounter in North America : The English
A group of men landed in the US land. They traveled by boat from England. John Cabot traveled to the us and was hired by King Henry VII. He took a crew of 18 . -
1524
The exploration of america : The french
In 1524 the french commissioned italin giousini de verrazona to explore USA coast.The french traveled to the US coast. They traveled from Italy. They landed between North Carolina and new found land. -
King Phillip and Spain bitter Catholic rival
King Phillips army defeated the Spanish armada in 1588. England fought the Spanish for dominate power of the seas.The battles were fought in Europe. The English also licensed people to steal gold and silver from the Spanish; sea dogs. -
The Jamestown settlement
There was 106 men sent to find riches and another route to Asia. They came to The United States by accident by boat. They landed in what is now called Georgia fro England. John Smith was the leader of the first colony of Jamestown. -
Starving in Jamestown
The citizens of Jamestown was going through starvation. They did not have any crops to eat.This happened in Jamestown, Virginia. After they went through starvation they soon founded tobacco, and that became their main crop. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led militia against natives.This occurred in retaliation of the great swamp fight.The fights happened in Virginia. -
The french and Indian War
The french and Indians fought for the Ohio valley. They fought on multiple continents.The french lost control of Canada and that led to Britain dominance in north america. -
The feisty Paxton boys
The paxton brothers attacked and killed 20 Indian people.They slaughtered the Indians without a bit of grievance.The murders happened in Delaware. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dressed like Indians and dumped British tea into the Boston harbor.They dumped the tea because they did not want to be taxed anymore by the British. The British government still taxed the colonist because they didn't believe that the Indians. dumped the tea. -
Newburgh Conspiracy
Soldiers who had no money were mad at the government.This occurred in Newburgh and it shook the whole government. When the complaints got to President Washington he sooner or later gave the soldiers the money that they deserved. -
Adopting a constitution
In 1787 the constitution was signed in the United States of America.This caused a big conflict between the federalist and anti federalist. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
This act was made to make it harder for the immigrants to vote, and it gave the United States the power to deport immigrants. This act was created by John Adams and it was created to shut up a democrat-republican party. -
Election of 1800
Four candidates equally matched up, 2 were federalist, and 2 were democrat-republicans. This election was probally the most difficult one. -
Creating a American economy
The US was in debt because of the revolutionary war so they started to have the citizens pay taxes. Alexander wanted this to take place and he also pushed for a National bank but that soon failed. -
Whiskey Tax
Was put in place to help the Americans pay back their debts.People who drunk whiskey had to pay a tax to the government. Also people in Pennsylvania protested against this tax, so George Washington went there with 1200 soldiers, but the protesters gave up without a fight. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark performed the first ever expedition across western america.They traveled by boat and they also walked over land. They started their journey in St Louis and the ended by the pacific ocean.They added on Indians and other people to translate and help them on the way; one of them was Sacajawea. -
Founding of Steamboat
The founding of the steamboat was a big add on to american history. Robert Fulton created the first steamboat and it was called the cleremont. It finally allowed shipping from both directions. -
War of 1812
Prior to the conflict between France and England, tension grew between the US and England also. The Chesapeake incident was not the reason why the war started but it triggered the Americans a lot. -
Sneaky British
The British raided and burned the white house in 1814. The president and the first lady escaped successfully , and the first lady had successfully tooken documents and pictures that we still use today. Prior to the the British and the Americans finally signed a peace treaty to end the war called the Ghent Treaty. -
Panic of 1819
The Americans were scared that they were gonna run out of money because the European stop requesting goods from them. But the US soon figured out a way to make goods nd money with out European help. -
Missouri Compromise
There was a huge debate for Missouri to be a state. Missouri was a slave state and that would tilt the balance of free and slave states in america. The US gave in and finally accepted Missouri as a slave state but they also added Maine as a free state . -
The second great awakening
This period of time was crucial because it was a time that many religions were founded or encouraged. US. people created and encouraged religions such as Charles Finney, Lyman Beecher,Joseph Smith, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. -
Indian removal act
There were five Indian tribes who were in the way of the Americans. The Americans were trying to expand their country more west. They had a hard time trying to move the Indians especially the Cherokee tribe. -
Trail of tears
The Cherokee tribe tried to go against the act and they went to the government. Chief justice Marshall was on their side but he could not defeat the whole country. So Andrew Jackson ignored the supreme court and forced the Indians out. -
Panic of 1837
This panic was because of how the national banks would fail, and the value of cotton and slaves declined.This occurred through all states in the south, especially slave states. Also many workers in the north lost their jobs. -
Slavery in America
Slaves were brought from Africa to america to help the colonist in life.They were force to work in on the farms, clean, and cook. Slavery would not have been so important if cotton had not became the main crop. Cotton was hard to harvest because of the thorns in them, so they made slaves pick the cotton. -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad was secret routes for slave to escape from slavery. The slaves usually had a companion to help them; the most famous slave companion was Harriet Tubman.They usually had to get to Canada to actually be labeled "free". -
Bear Flag Revolt
People in California including Americans and Mexicans were rebellious against the government. They were trying to be a independent state just like Texas, but they failed. -
California Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in California in 1848. James Marshall was the first to discover gold at stutters fort, California.This birthed a ultimate rush to California and most mining camps were lawless. -
Seneca Falls Convention
This event was the first ever Woman's right convention. It advertised itself as a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman. This event happened in New York and it started by a women reading the Declaration of independence.This event birthed a lot of female leaders and it improved their movement. -
Compromise of 1850
This was a important time period where California became a free state, new mexico and Utah became territories. also a fugitive slave act was created to help retrieve runaway slaves. But many people continued to help the slaves escape. -
Panic of 1857
This panic was caused because of the California gold rush and over production of grain. This was Americas first economic crisis. There was over speculation of railroads, and failure of banks and businesses. -
Harper's Ferry
A extreme abolitionist named John brown tried to lead a slave insurrection in Virginia. But before he could even start the riots it was quickly stopped by the U.S army. This event made the northerners realize that to end slavery, it was gonna take violence. -
Bull Run
This was the first battle of the civil war. This battle made it obvious that the war would not be quick and easy. It also got the attention of the citizens because they came out in picnic baskets. At the end of the war the south came out with the victory. -
Battle of Antietam
This was the bloodiest single day of the civil war. The union were pushed back and ended up retreating, Gen. Lee retreated but Gen. McClellan did not pursue the war. So president Lincoln removed him from general. -
Election of 1864
It came very close for president Lincoln to win, and if it hadn't been for Sherman taking Atlanta, and Farragut taking Mobile bay, Alabama. Also there was a amendment that ended slavery. -
Freedman's Bureau
This movement was created by Abraham Lincoln to assist the former slaves. It provided a lot of resources for former slaves such as medical support, education, temporary shelter, clothing, and it helped them buy land. This act was probably one of the reasons Lincoln was shot and killed. -
Congressional reconstruction
This happened after Lincoln died. The republicans started to dominate the US congress. They also refused to seat the newly elected delegates from the south because of their ties with the confederacy.Also the 14th amendment was created to make the former slaves actual citizens of the US. -
Ku Klux Klan
This group plan was to cripple and terrorize freedman and all who assisted them. This group was very racist to anyone who was not white.There was white republicans and teachers. There was extreme violence and even murders of women and children. This is probally the only prejudice group around today. -
The first Cattle town
This town was founded by Joseph McCoy and it was a town full of farms. The town was founded in Abilene, Kansas and it was used to load cattle onto trains. -
Cowboys no Dallas
Usually men; they helped cattle travel to different barns in different cities. They are known for being rowdy because they had a lot of energy saved up from the trip. They usually stopped at saloons. They were mostly former slaves, former confederates, Indians, and Mexican descent. -
Navajo and Apache
Two Indian tribes who were natural enemies were put on the same reservation in New Mexico. This caused a lot of fighting between the two and the government noticed it. The California gold rush played a big part in the tribal territories being taken over forcing them to be put on reservations. -
Panic of 1873
This panic started because of the bankruptcy of a millionaire Jay Cooke.The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered a depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 until 1879.Around this time there was a boom and bust cycle in the economy. -
New technology
This time period of american history was very important because of the new devices that were made by the people. Creators such as Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Alexander Graham Bell created devices that would inspire a lot of devices we have today. -
T Ford
First ever car company that made good quality affordable cars for the public. Henry Ford was the creator and he was the first to have a assembly line that made the automobiles quicker. This car birthed a lot of other car companies because people who worked for Ford ended up leaving the company and starting their own.
