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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria out of Spain in August 1492. Columbus playing a major role in the colonization of the New World by Europeans because he discovered it. -
James Town
On May 14, 1607, the Virginia Company explorers landed on Jamestown Island, James Town would be the first english settlement. -
1676: Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. This event would lead up to the American and Indain wars. -
1739-1744: Great Awakening
The Great Awakening, also known as the First Great Awakening, was an evangelical movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, -
1756-1763: French and Indian War
The French and Indian War also known as the seven years war was fought from 1754-1763. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. -
Revolutionary War begins
The Revolutionary War was a war for American independence from Britain. The colonies were now convinced they want to be their own nation. Fighting began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775, -
1776: Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a formal document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. -
1781Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown last battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1781 near the seacoast of Virginia. There the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington. -
Louisiana Purchase
The LousianaPurchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. This nearly doubled the size of the United States. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. -
Civil War
Civil War was fought in the United States between northern (Union) and southern (Confederate) states from 1861 to 1865, in which the Confederacy sought to establish itself as a separate nation. -
Lincolns Second Inaugural Address
On March 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln delivered his second Inaugural Address in which he approached the task of Reconstruction with humility and compassion. By identifying that slavery was the cause of the war he made a huge impact for African Americans. -
Progressive Era
The Progressive Era is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid industrialization introduced to America. Many traditional roles of women chaged during this time period. -
World War I
America played a big role in the Allies winning WWI. This made the United States be seen as World power. WWI once again made the roles of women change since they were in charge of their house hold while their husbands were at war. -
The Great Depression
The great Depression was the financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years. The Great Depressionis seen as one of the darkest moments in American History. -
World War II
The United States helped defeat communist leader Adolf Hitler. the United States now being a World leader had the responsability to fight and protect Countries against communism. -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japanese Navy bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. this attack made the United States go into World War II. -
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement was one of the most significant events in United States history because its when African Americans really get treated with Equality. The civil Rights Movement eliminated segregation. -
Election of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. The election of Ronald Reagan marked a conservative political swing. One of Reagan's most recognizable accomplishments was ending the Cold War. -
911
On september 11, 2001 members of Al-Qaeda crashed two jets into the World Trade Center in New York. This event would lead to a war on terrorism.
