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Contact of Europe to the New World
With the help of explorers, Europeans began influencing the New World. European explorers debadated on how to treat the Nativa Americans; the Europeans wanted the Natives to assimilate into their culture. Those from Europe also influenced the New World with colonies. Of these settlements, Jamestown was one that survived to becoming the first colony that could provide for itself. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon was one of the settlers in the Virginia colony of Jamestown. He and a few other colonists believed that they should continue to expand farther than the Jamestown walls. Bacon asked Governor William Berkeley to allow the expansion of the colony in which he spoke against it. Bacon staged a rebellion against Berkeley and began attack Native Americans. The rebellion was eventually surpressed by British forces in favor of Berkeley leading to a stronger government in Virginia. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was an imperial conflict between England and the French along with their allies, the Native Americans. It was caused by a conflict over land in the New World. This war was ended by the Treaty of Paris which was signed in 1763. The outcome of the led to Britain winning and obtaining new land from the French. Soon after they began to tax the colonists as a way to relieve the debt aquired from the war. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought between the U.S. and England. This war is also called the second war for independence: if the U.S. we're to lose, they would become a colony of the British Empire. This war was a direct result by the British impressment on American ships. As a way of having protection, Washington and Adams payed the leaders of Tripoli; however, Jefferson chose not to pay because they raised the price for protection, making Jefferson decide to deal with the issue himself. -
The Civil War
The Civil war was an internal conflict in American history taking place from 1861 to 1865 caused by the South's fear of losing slavery. The two sides to the war was the United States against the Confederate States. The suceding began when Lincoln took office in 1860, causing 11 Southern states to leave - the Union and the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant headed the Union army as Robert E. Lee headed the Confederate army. The Civil War ended with the Union victory. -
The Haymarket Affair
The Haymarket Affar was the event of a bombing that took place in Haymarket Square during a labor protest. The bomb was thrown at police during the riot causing the death of at least eight people. The incident led to the arrest of eight men who where believed to be anarchist even though there was no evidence against them. Seven of the men were sentenced to the death penalty and the last was sentenced to 15 years in jail. -
World War II
World War II was a global conflict that began in 1939 with Nazi Germany occupying Poland until 1945. The conflict included the Allies (France, Russia, and America) against the Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Italy, and Japan). The United States did not get involved in the conflict until December of 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese kamikaze pilots. The Treaty of Versailles ended World War II. -
The Cold War
The Cold War began after the second World War in 1947 and lasted until the Soviet Union was dismembered on December 26, 1991. During this period, the United States found itself in unheated conflict with the Soviet Union in the attempt to stop the spread of communism through the policy of containment. Through the years however, the policy of containment was a failure as communism continued to spread into different countries including Cuba, not far from the US. -
War on Terror
The War on Terror was a declaration made by George W. Bush on October 7, 2001 after the terrorist attacks made on September 11th that same year. The War on Terror involved the invasion of Afghanistan to dismember the Taliban, destroy al-Qeada, and capture Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden was killed later on May 2, 2011.
