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King Phillip's War
A war between Southern New Englanders and several Native American tribes under the control of King Phillip (Metacomet). The colonists won the war after a long struggle. -
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King William's War
A war faught between the English Colonies in New England and France. The Colonists were assisted by Iroquois Indians. in the end, not much happened and the borders of both lands stayed the same. -
Queen Anne's War
A war between an Allied France and Spain and England over territory. The tension existed in the colonies also. Eventually, the war was ended with neither side claiming victory. -
French and Indian War
British and French forces go to war yet again, and the violence spreads to the colonies, where different tribes of natives support either side. Battles raged between Virginia and Nova Scotia, and eventually the British prevailed, gaining much land. -
The American Revolution
After a long period of increasing tension between colonists and the British government, the first shots of the Revolution are fired at Lexington and Concord. Between 1775 and 1781, fierce fighting occurs between the rebels and the british troops. In the end, British General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, leaving the colonists victorious. Shortly after, the United States of America is established. -
War of 1812
The United States declares war on the British Empire for multiple reasons, including British territorial restrictions and impressment of American sailors. In the end, the Treaty of Ghent ended the conflict, with no major changes from before the war. -
The Alamo
During the early and middle 1800s, some Americans were attrached to Mexico by good land for farming. The Mexican government allowed this as long as the settlers converted to Catholosism and swear alligence to Mexico. Many settlers were pro-American, so they did not meet these qualifications. Eventually, pro-American rebeled against Mexico in order to gain independence. The battle took place at the Alamo (an abandoned missionary. The Texans were crushed, but Texans were united. -
Mexican American War
After Texas was annexed by the US, president Polk declares that the border of Texas is the Rio Grande River, whereas the Mexicans believe the border to be Nueces River. Under the leadership of President Santa Anna, the Mexicans declare war. American forces under General Zachary Taylor defeat the Mexicans and the border is established as the Rio Grande. The US recieved territory in exchange for money. -
The Civil War
After Southern secession, Confederate troops fired upon Fort Sumpter, a Union establishment. The Civil War was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. The battles of Gettysburg and Antietam were amoung the bloodiests. Eventually through the leadership of Union general Ulysesses S. Grant, the Unionarmy defeated the Confederate Army in the battle of Appomattox. -
Sand Creek Massacre
Colonel Chivington leads a 700 man force against a village of Cheyenne Indians encamped in the southeastern Colorado territory. 400 Inidians were brutally killed, including children and women. -
Fetterman Massacre (Battle of the Hundred Slain)
Captains Fetterman and Brown lead an 81 man force to attack a group of Cheyenne and Oglala Indians. After pursuing the Indians over a Hill, a large group of reinforcements joined the Cheyenne and Oglala troops and wiped out Fetterman and his 81 troops. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Also known as CUster's Last Stand. General George Custer leads a group of troops to negotiate with the Sioux for the rights to the Black Hills located in the Dakota territory. After the SIoux refuse his offers, he leads a division of a third of his men against a Sioux village, larger than the one he originally planned to attack. Custer and his men are destroyed by the superior Sioux force. -
Haymarket Square
The Knights of labor lead a rally at Haymarket Square in Chicage. Police are sent to break up the protest using brutal tactics. In the chaos that ensued, a bomb exploded in the midst of the Police, killing and injuring several dozen people. As a result, the Knights of Labor lose support. -
Wounded Knee Creek
US troops travel to Wounded Knee Creek, then part of the Dakota territory, to intercept a group of Sioux Indians. These Indians fled their reservation after the murder of Sitting Bull at the Hand of US troops. The Indians were asked to hand over their weapons, but a misunderstanding involving a deaf Sioux man leads to violence. 200 innocent Sioux are massacred, and their bodies are left to freeze in the frigid temperature. Marks the end of Indian resistance. -
Cotton Pickers Strike of 1891
A black cotton picker named Ben Patterson goes from plantaion to plantation, rallying support and striking low wages and long hours. After awhile, a mob of white men round up Patterson and his followers, and shoot and kill fifteen of them. -
Homestead Strike
While Andrew Carnegie is away on vacation, he leaves Henry Clay Frick in charge of his steel Plant. Frick cuts the workers wages and increases working hours, leading to a strike. Private agents called Pinkertons are brought in and the result a bloody battle, wich eventually forces the Pinkertons to surrender. -
Overthrow of Hawiian Kingdom
162 sailors and marines aboard the USS Boston in Honolulu Harbor force Queen Liliuokalani to surrender the throne of Hawaii. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Car Company cuts their workers wages by one third due to a depression. THe American Railway Union, consisting of 150,000 members, go on strikeflipping train cars and creating chaos. President Cleveland sends in Federal troops, because the mail was not getting delivered. -
Spanish American War
After the Maine is sent to Cuba to protect Americans there and the ship explodes creating tension between the US and Spain. When Admiral Servera of Spain is sent to Cuba with 4 ships and blockades the American fleet, the Uninted States declares war on Spain. -
Battle of San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt and his rough riders charged up San Juan Hill with two other all black units. There were many causualties but the US was victorious. -
Phillipine-American War
Emilio Aguinaldo leads the Phillipino people in a revolt against US forces, who were there as a result of the Spanish-American War. -
The Boxer Rebellion
When 200 white men in China are killed by the Boxers, a group of extreme chinese nationalists, the US, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Great Britain send 18,000 troops arrive on the east coast of China to quell the uprising. China is charged 333 million dollars in reparations. -
Panama Rebellion
Panamanian Rebels led by French engineer of the Panama Canl Company, Bunau Villa, kill a chinese man and a donkey in revolt against the Colombian government. When the Colombians try to strop the rebellion, US naval forces prevent them from reaching the isthmus. -
The Mexican Revolution
President Madero of Mexico is overthrown by native-american radical Victoriano Huerta, who is very anti-United States. Huerta is eventually abdicated and Venustiano Carranza is put in office, who was previously supported by Wilson. Pancho Villa, also previously supported by Wilson, becomes angered that he was not put in charge and kills US miners in Mexico and burns the town of Columbus, New Mexico. WIlson sends General John J. Pershing to Mexico. -
World War I
The United States declares war on Germany after a variety of events triggers an American response, such as the sinking of the Lusitania, the sinking of the Sussex, and the Zimmerman Telegram. An armistice is declared on November eleventh, 1918. -
The Meusse-Argonne Offensive
The final offensive of Allied forces against the Germans. British and French forces came from the west, while American forces came in from the south, pushing the Germans back. The whole battle was planned by Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese lead an aerial assault on the naval base of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941 after the United States cuts economic ties. -
US Entry Into World War II
The United States Declares war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Germany and Italy then declare war on US shortly after. -
The Battle of Midway Island
The United States obliterates Japanese naval forces at Midway Island. This battle is often viewed as the turning point for World War II in the pacific. From here, America gains ground on the Japanese with island hopping. -
Invasion of Normandy
The United States, France, and the British lead a full on aerial and naval invasion on Normandy, France. The operation is succesful, and the nazis are driven back. The "real" second front opens. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans launch one last offensive against the allied lins. They break through in the center, creating a bulge in the ranks. Eventually, allied forces repel the nazis. This is often thought of as the final real battle of the war in Europe. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The United States drops the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, effectively ending the war. The Japanese surrender on August 14th, 1945 (after a second bomb on August 9th). -
The Korean War
Communist North Korea invades South Korea. President Truman assembles a UN force to defend the south Koreans. The USSR and China both supported North Korea. Armistice signed July 27th, 1953. -
The Vietnam War
After the fall of the pro American government backed by Ngo Dinh Diem (who was ousted by a CIA coup), Vietnam erupts into violence. North vietnamese forces invade the brittle southern country, while Viet Cong guerillas in South Vietnam rebel against their own government. US forces are sent in to stabilize the situation. However, they met with much resistance, and after a long, bloody, unconventional war, South Vietnam fell to communism. The war ended on April 30, 1975. -
Little Rock Crisis
Nine black students in Little Rock, Arkansas are denied admittance to a local high school. The Governor, Orville Faubus, sent in state troops to keep the students out. However, President Eisenhower called in National troops to escort the students to their classes. No violence occured -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban exiles supported by the United States attempted to overthrow dictator Fidel Castro in Cuba. The Cuban people did not support the rebellion as was expected, and when Castro brought in air support, President Kennedy was forced to call of the invasion. The rebels were captured, and the United States was made to look foolish. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
After the US captures photos of USSR missiles in Cuba, the United States demands the missiles be removed. The United States sends ships to quarantine Cuba, and for several weeks, the nation teeters on the brink of war, with neither side cooperating. The Soviet Leader Kruschev says nuclear war is possible, but eventually he removes the missiles. The United States also removes missiles in Europe, and agrees not to invade Cuba. -
Birmingham Campaign
Police Commisioner Bull O'Connor uses attack dogs and fire hoses to quell a peaceful civil rights protest in Selma, Alabama. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
The name of the sustained aerial bombing campaign conducted by the U.S. Navy against North Vietnam. The campaign ended on November 1st, 1968. -
Selma to Montgomery Marches
A group of Civil Rights activists lead a march from Selma to Montgomery. They were attacked by local police with billy clubs and tear gas. The event became known as "Bloody Sunday". Two more marches would follow until success. -
The Race Riots
The civil rights movement took a violent turn in the latter part of the 60's when civil rights leaders began becoming more militaristic. Some famous riots include: The Watts Riots - Aug. 11-15, 1965 in LA The Newark Race Riot - July 12-17, 1967 in Newark The Detroit Race Riot - July 23-27, 1967 in Detroit -
Tet Offensive
After president Johnson assured the public that the war in Vietnam was going well, the North Vietnamese launched a blistering counter offensive into South Vietnam using the Ho Chi Minh Trail. They attacked every major city in the south, and were eventually repelled by American forces. This created the "credibility gap" in Johnson's administration. -
My Lai Massacre
American troops in My Lai, Vietnam mass murder a total of around 500 civilians. Most victims are women, children, and the elderly, and many are found raped and tortured. This incident lowers support for the war in general. -
1968 Democratic National Convention
A large group of young "Yippies" gathered outside the International Ampitheatre in Chicago to protest the Democratic candidates and the war in Vietnam. Chicago Police were called to the scene, along with National Guard troops. Tear gas was used on the agitators, and the event recieved much media attention. -
The Stonewall Riot
After police raid a popular bar in the Village of NYC, a large group of protestors assembles, chanting, "Gay Power". Police are quickly called to the scene, and violence ensues. Many were beaten badly in the skirmishes between police and rioters. However, the event triggered the Gay Rights movement that would follow. -
Kent State Shootings
Four students were shot and killed by National Guard Troops in Ohio at Kent State University. The Students were protesting against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. -
Beirut Barracks Bombing
