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Adventures Travel on a boat to America
Adventures Many people during the 1600's wanted to find more land and explore the world so adventures got on a boat and set sail. After being in the ocean they found a huge peice of land which is known as America. -
Slavery Starts
Slavery Info During the Civil war many blacks became slaves and began doing work on plantations. They would grow cotton, sugar and rice. -
Mayflower returns to England
Mayflower They mayflower returns to England after they brought the first group of people to America. -
Pilgrims launched a surprise attack
Pilgrims attack The pilgrims had noticed others around there land and they didn't like that so they attacked the others. -
Postal Service introduced
Post Office History When the postal service was introduced it allowed people to send letters quicker to loved ones. -
Portiable camera introduced
Camera With this first portiable camera it allowed people to take pictures of events like the Civil War. -
Ready to wear clothing
ready to wear Before ready to wear clothing people would have to make their own clothes. Now with ready to wear clothing people can just buy pre-made clothes. -
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England Wants American Land
England-American land England has an argument with America because they want some American land. -
Angry Mob Gathers In Streets
Angry Mob Angry people join in the streets complaing about jobs and the war. -
Rebeals dump supplies into ocean
Rebels People want to fight back and to do so they dump supplies into the ocean. -
England prepares for war
England England prepares for the war with America. This war would be known as the Revolutionary War. It lasted for 8 years and resulted in the Peace of Paris treaty. -
9,000 Red Coats leave for Lexiton and Concord
Red Coat Info 9,000 red coats is on an adventure to Lexition and Concord to start the battle. -
Men line up to fight, Shooting begins
Shooting Starts Men line up and the first shot of the civil war begins. Its said that first shot was heard around the world. -
20 thousand people are in New York City
New York History The population of NYC keeps going and going. However, on this date the population is 20,000. -
45 Warships travel to the coast of NYC
Warships These warships would later attack NYC. The ships were also used to hold American prisoners. -
Important Meeting in Philadelphia
Meeting In this important meeting which included John Adams and Thomas Jefferson they discussed America's Independence. -
Deligates ratify the Decleration of Indepencence
Declaration of Independence On this day America sign the Decleration and America finally gets Indepencence. -
Two British warships fire on NYC
Ships British ships are on the coast of New York City attacking the city. -
New York is underfire
New York Now In British Hands British ships are on the coast of New York and attacking the city. New York is later turned over to the British. -
New York is under Brithish hands
New York Now In British Hands After being attacked New York City was now under British control. This battle was the most tragic battle in American History. Many Americans were captured or died. -
American War is in the 2nd Year
American Revolution The American/England war is still going on after 2 years. Many men have died during this war. -
New Solders head South
Solders Lots of new solders were heading to Lexition and Concord during the war. -
Washington revales new war stratigies
George Washington Leader George Washington introduces new war stratigies to help win the war. His new stratigies was to be sneaky but to use caution. -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase America signed a treaty which allowed them to take over Louisiana. The previous owners were France. -
Louis/Clark travel to the Rockies
Louis and Clark In 1804 Louis and Clark rode on horses to the Rockie mountains. -
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Jedediha Smith Hunts
Jedediah Smith Jedediah loved to travel and to keep himself from not starving he learned how to become an excellent hunter. -
Modern Aera Born
Modern Era It's 1825 and the Modern Aera begins. During this time new ideas will be introduced such as business and population growth. -
Norway comes to America
Norway to America The people in Norway were on travel to America for a better life and better jobs. -
Erie Canal Opens
Erie Canal The Erie Canal made it much easier for boats to deliver items or just to travel. -
Andrew Jackson makes a new policy
Andrew Jackson Andrew's new policy was the Indian Removal Act that started in 1830. This act allowed the president to grant unsettled lands west of Mississippi in exchange for Indian land. -
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Texas Alamo
Texas Alamo In 1836 the Battle of the Alamo began. This battle would only last for 13 days. This battle was between America and Mexico. -
Women protest for Wage Cuts
Women Protest In 1836 Women began to protest for Wage Cuts. Women finnaly started to stand up for their rights. -
Fredrick Douglus excapes slavery on a train
Fredrick Douglass Fredrick Douglus was tired of being a slave and decided to excape the train for a better life. -
The Millionaire Invented
Millionaire William Leidesdorff was the first black american man to be a millionaire in the mid 1800's. Andrew Carnegie which created steel was also rich. -
Cotton Booms
Cotton With cotton it made clothing possible. It would later inspire an machine for businesses. -
New Orleans has an auction for slaves
Slave Trade A group of white people were buying the blacks for labor. -
Telegraph introduced
Telegraph The telegraph made communicating possible. This machine allowed a person to type messages. -
Telephone lines spread
Telephone Line Telephone lines spread quickly so that people can communicate from long distances. -
Georges Family ate a human
Donner Family The Donner family became stranded in the middle of no where during the winter season. They had no food which made them eat the only thing around which was humans. -
Wagon train heads west
Wagon Train People in Wagon trains were heading west for a new and better life. -
Minie Ball introduced
Minie Ball The Minie Ball was a type of wepon during the Civil War. The ball had to be forced into the gun and was small so that it could be loaded quickly. -
Elevator Introduced
Elevator The first elevator was introduced in 1852. It could allow people to travel to the different levels in a building. -
Embolming Invented
Embolming Embolming began in 1860. This allowed them to remove things inside the human body. -
Civil war is at its height
Civil War In 1862 the Civil war was at it's max. Many people who were fighting in the war had died. -
Robert Lee becomes in charge of Virgina
Robert Lee In 1862 Robert Lee becomes the man in charge of Virgina. In 1865 Robert surrenderd at the court house and was no longer in command. -
Lincoln abbolish slavery
Lincoln Abolish Slavery Lincoln was not a fan of slavery and wanted it to end. So Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamition. -
Civil War strips Cities
Civil War Food The Civil War was taking a hit on cities. It would leave the cities without food leaving humans hungry. -
30 million Buffalo rome in the wildness
Buffalo 30 million buffalo rome in open area because there is no fencing to keep them in one area. Later that would all change with a wired fence which would not allow them to rome. -
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A one word message arrives "done"
Done The tranconitanal railroad finished in 1869 and it was announced by the message done. -
Chineese Labor
Chinese During the 1800's chineese men were doing the labor such as creating tunnels. The chineese were not liked by many and were often blown up while working. -
Shipping of buffalo
Buffalo Buffalo was often killed and shipped to factories so that they could use the skin for everyday items. -
Locusts take over crops
Locust In 1874 a large group of locusts took over many crops and left people stranded in homes. -
Statue of Liberty Begins
Statue of Liberty Begins The construction of the Statue of Liberty begins in 1876. It would take them several years to complete it. -
Donations for Statue of Liberty
Donations The American people began sending in donations for the Statue of Liberty. The donations allowed the American people to keep and build the statue. -
NYC has a problem- They could loose the statue.
NYC could loose Statue NYC needs money for the Statue of Liberty and if they don't get the money they will loose the statue. -
Andrew Cargony created Steel
Andrew-Steel In 1889 Andrew Cargony began testing a new type of steel. It would later become a sucess and be used in many buildings. -
NYC begins to have crime
Crime in NYC Crime in NYC began to pick up in the 1890's. At the time it was hard to catch the bad guys but thanks to the camera it made it easier to find them. -
Two Billion of wood will be cut in Winsconsin
Winsconsin Lumber In 1892 two billion of wood will be cut and used for many different things. -
Half population of Nebraska goes back east
Population-PDF People were leaving Nebraska because they been without rain which would ruin crops. -
Cotton Gin Invented
Cotton Gin The Cotton Gin was a new machine in the 1800's which allowed automated seed seperation. -
Gassoline For Cars
Gas With cars becoming very popular and with buckets of oil that has been found, it allowed gas stations to be built across America. In 1901 the price of gas was about 25 cents. -
Hamill Brothers Invented Spindletop
Oil In 1901 the Hamill brothers created the first spindletop. With this machine it allowed the brothers to dig far into the ground for oil. After going down a long distance they found the oil and it bursted into the air. With the spindletop it would allow gas for cars and would no longer require hunting for whale oil. -
65 Skyscrapers being made in NYC.
Skyscrapers America was changing for the better and with the invention of steel people are now able to create tall buildings. -
Flat Iron Building Introduced
Flat Iron The flat iron building was introduced in 1902. This building was different because the shape of the building was a triangle. -
Air condiction Introduced
Air Conditioning In 1902 America was releaved that they could now get Air in the houses. The first air condiction units were huge and took up a lot of space. They also used gasses like ammonia for it to work. -
LA Runs Out Of Water
La Runs Out Of Water In 1904 LA was about to run out of water, however a man named William Mulholland was exploring the area and found a great body of water and would later give LA water. -
Sewers Introduced
Sewers in America Before sewers everything would gather in the streets which left horrible smells in the city. Now with sewers our waste would sent to a special place leaving our towns and cities clean. -
Model T Car Produced
Model T The Model T was created by Henry Ford in 1908. It cost was only $825. Durning the creation of this car it allowed Ford to create the first Assembly line to make many Model T cars. -
Henry Ford Creates Assembly Line
Assembly Line In 1913 Henry Ford invented the Assembly Line. The Assembly Line had many stations which people would do one task and then pass it on to the next station. -
Aquaduck Introduced
Aquaduck In 1904 William Mulholland had noticed LA was about to run out of water. One day he went exploring and saw an area with water, so he thought of s solution and later invented the Aquaduck. The Aquaduck was a long pipe that went to LA so that they could have water. -
New Drivers Learned How To Drive
New Drivers, New Laws During this time Henry Ford was creating a new car which was safe and afforidable. Before cars the people had no clue how to drive a car but with the model T it came with a driving manual. -
Great Migration
Great Migration Many African Americans wanted to have a better life so they migrated to the north. When they came to the north they wanted the whites job which created fights. -
Consumer Book Begins
Boom In the 1920's many Americans began to buy items such as cars, food and houses. Since America was buying so much the economy rose. -
Kitchen Appliances
Kitchen In 1925 America was introduced with new Appliances. Some of the new items were: sweepers, ironers and air condiction. -
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore In 1927 Mount Rushmore began construction. It would linclude faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Mount Rushmore was completed in 1941. -
Tv Sets Introduced
TV In 1927 the first television set were introduced. These sets had poor image quailty which made it hard to see what you were watching. -
Advertisment Begins
AD'S In 1929 advertisment begins. You could now see ad's for everyday items such as a car or food. -
Stock Market Looses Money
Stock Market Crashes In 1929 the stock market crashes. It lost about 12 persent of the value. By 1932 the stock market bottomed out. -
Banks Closing
Banks Close In 1930 many banks for failing and was forced to closed. With the closures of the banks it made people angry and started a mob outside of the bank. -
Whaling Begins
Whaling Around 1931 people began hunting for whale oil. The whale oil would be used for different things such as lights. -
Hoover Dam is apprived by America
Hoover Dam' In 1931 the Boulder Dam was apprived and began construction. It took thousands of workers day and night to finish this project in 1935. 12 years after it was finished the name was changed to Hoover Dam. -
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Radio Stations Introduced
Radio Stations In 1935 radio stations started to go national. Anyone in America could hear the same station. -
Hoover Dam Finished
Hoover Dam In 1935 the Boulder Dam was finished. 12 years later the name would change to Hoover Dam. -
Farms Loose Money
No Farms In 1936 there was hardly any rain and farmers couldn't farm their crops. It left many famers broke. -
Las Vegas Booms
Las Vegas Booms In 1940 Las Vegas begins to boom. Many hotels began to be built on the strip and casinos popped up everywhere. -
Radar Developed for USA
Radar In 1941 America introduced a new machine- radar. It allowed military forces to see the air space thats near them. They could see airplanes and birds. -
Japanese Planes Travel to Hawii
Planes travel On Dec 7 1941 Japaneese Planes were on route to bomb Pearl Harbor. They had practiced the attacking method several times until they got a certain percent. -
Japaneese Attack Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor On Dec 7 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The American people were shocked and didn't expect the attack. Later that day America would declare war on Japan. -
America declares war with Japan
America/Germany at War On Dec 8 1941 America declares war with Japan. The main reason they declared war was because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. -
Jobs Grow
Jobs Grow In 1941 men were off to war and that allowed women to enter the work force. Since women were entering jobs it allowed America to expand the job market. -
B17 Bomber in route to Japan
B17 America introduced the B 17 Bomber. In 1942 the B 17 bomber was in route to Japan to unlease bombs. The max speed of these planes was 287 miles per hour. -
America attack Germany
Attack on Germany In 1942 America attacks Germany after they attacked Pearl Harbor. This war would be known as World War 2. This war cost more money than any other war. -
Americans Drafted
Draft In 1940 President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. Those acts created a draft for solders. In order to draft people they came up with a lottery drawing and that would determine who enters war. -
Cold War
Cold War The Cold war began in 1945 and it was between the United States and the Soviet Union. Slavery was one of the biggest things that started the war. -
Atomic Bomb
Atomic Bomb On August 1945 American planes dropped the Atomic Bomb at Hiroshima. America created a code name which was little boy. This bomb helped end World War Two. -
Military is now deseregated
Military Desegregation President Harry Truman signed a law in 1948 that allowed whites and blacks to be in war together. This new changed gave blacks hope that soon racism will end. -
Hollywood Introduced
Hollywood In 1923 a new land for the famous became reality and it was called Hollywood Land. The name would later change to just Hollywood. Many movie stars lived in Hollywood. -
NBC Network Created
NBC In 1950 the NBC network was created. It brought many news and other tv shows. One of the hottest shows on NBC was Dragnet which was a drama show. -
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Interstate Introduced
Interstate President Dwight Eisenhower created the Federal Aid Highway act in 1954. This new act allowed America to create more highways and expand so that people can travel with their cars. -
Americans spend $ for cars
Americans spend $ for cars With neighborhoods expanding it made many Americans buy a car to travel. Sometime in the 1950's the roads of America had almost 40 million cars on the road. -
Boeing Airpanes Introduced
Boeing America was entering a new age- "The Flying Age". This allowed a new company "Boeing" to create new and large airplanes to travel people on. -
Vietnam War
Vietnam War The Vietnam War began in 1959 and it was between America and Vietnam. Many Americans thought that they would lose the war and lost their support. Starting in 1969 Nixion started peace acts and would later end the war. -
People Move South After War
South Grows After racism was no longer a major issue many blacks moved back down to the South and lived in the suburbs. Many called it the New South. -
Kennedy Assassination
Kennedy Killed On Nov 1 1963 Kennedy was Assassined in this car during the climax of the Cilvil War. He was shot at the Dealy Plaza in Dallas. Kennedy later died that day. -
Jeeps created for war
Jeep These new jeeps allowed people to travel from point a to point b. The jeeps also transported weapons. -
1st men on the moon
Men on the Moon President John. F Kennedy wanted to put people onto the moon and he did. The first people on the moon was Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. When the arrived on the moon they placed the American flag to show that they were there. -
Biggest Music Concert In NYC
Concert The Wood Stock was a three day concert. There was about 50,000 people at the concert which made it the biggest concert in NYC. -
Protest at Kent State College
Protest at Kent State' On May 4th 1970 Ohio National Guard fired into a large crowed at Kent State. That shot killed four people and wounded nine. The guard was called into the college because of a large group that was rallying for anti-war. -
Water Gate Break In
Watergate The watergate scandal was the biggest scandal in U.S. history. On June 17th 1972 five men got caught breaking into the building and was arrested. People claimed Nixion was apart of this scandal so congress began working on his impeachment but Nixion decided to resign. -
Stock Market Crashes
Stock Market Crashes In 1973 the stock market crashed. Prices for everyday items rose and limited supply of items. -
Vietnam War Ends
Vietnam War ends The Vietnam War was between American and Vietnam. It finally ended in 1975 only because Nixon created peace treaties. -
Middle East Oil Problems
Middle East Oil Problems Since the Middle East have been in several Wars it limited oil that other countries like the U.S would buy. -
Terrist attack American lands
Sept 11 2001 On September 11th 2011 several terrists took over American plans and flew them into the Twin Towers, Pentagon, and in Shanksville, PA. Many people died in these attacks.
