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Oct 12, 1492
Colombus Lands in America
The Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria were Columbus's fleet of ships that sailed to the americas. Upon arrival the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
Colonization to Depression in 60 Events
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Period: 1514 to
Transatlantic Slave Trade
The transatlantic slave trade transported between 10 million and 12 million slaves across the Atlantic Ocean. The ships that these slaves were on were brutal, overcrowded and unsanitary. Slaves were typically chained together with very low oxygen levels and little to no space. About 15-25% of the slaves being transported died aboard these slave ships. -
Slaves first come to America
Slaves were first brought to America in order to help with the Tobacco Industry. -
Jamestown
On May 14, 1607, the Virginia Company settlers landed on Jamestown Island to establish an English colony 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. -
Pilgrims land
On November 11, 1620 the mayflower and its over 100 passengers landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were set to break off from the church and England in an attempt to create a new civil political body. -
George Washington's Presidency
George Washington was one of the Founding Fathers of this country, the leader of the Revolutionary War, and the first President of the United States. His viewpoint of the national government was to protect the liberty, improve infrastructure, and open the western country. -
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French/Indian war
The French and Indian War took place between 1754-1763. Its result was France being pushed out of the "new world". -
American Revolution
America went through many changes. These changes included rejecting the Parliament of Great Britain and getting rid of royal officials. Beyond that, this was a stage of new ideas and fighting for their freedom; as seen in the Revolutionary War. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot, that started out as a group throwing snow and ice chunks at a British soldier, and erupted into a full out gory scrum. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was the gathering of chosen delegates to discuss issues involving boycotting British goods. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and concord were a result of Britain trying too hatch a secret attack, but spies alerted the settlers,whihc cause the first battle of the revolutionary war. -
Declaration of independence
On July 4, 1776, the founding fathers, wrote a document declaring their independence from Britain, and all english power. -
Vermont Bans Slavery
In 1777 Vermont adopted a new constitution that abolished slavery, but many in the upper class kept their slaves well into the 1800's. Vermont was the first of the British colonies to abolish slavery, and was considered a very big step towards abolition. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were made before the Constitution. This was the first agreed upon constitution regarding the thirteen colonies. The Articles of Confederation also agreed on a working government for the United States. These were later added to the Constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
With the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the Revolutionary War ended. With this treaty, America was separated from the British Empire and free to do as they wished. Protection from pirates on the seas were taken away, as well as other rights. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The nineteenth amendment prohibited the denial of someones right to vote based on sex, or gender. Effectively ended gender discrimination for the basis of government voting. -
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Constitutional convention
It was held in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The constitutional convention was originally called to revise the articles of confederation, but most of the delegates had ideas for bigger plans. During the constitutional convention, they created the basis of the United States government that is still is affect today. -
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Jefferson Presidency
Jefferson was the third US president. He was an author of the Declaration of Independence, he played a leading role in America’s early development. Played a major role in the Louisiana purchase, and the division of the new land deal. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was an enormous purchase of land from France. The new land was eventually split into 15 different states. Is now modern day mid-west, and central states. -
Slave Trade Outlawed
The Slave trade was effectively outlawed in march 1807, but didn't go into effect until 1808, it said that any ships fit to house slaves would be illegal. -
Missouri Compromise
Tried to ease tensions of pro vs. anti slavery folk. Admitted Maine to the union as a free state, while also admitting Missouri as a slave state. -
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Jackson Presidency
Andrew Jackson was the United States seventh president. He is seen a very important part of American history. During his time in office he was fighting for the rights of the "common man", an din turn was highly respected by much of the population. -
Abolitionist Movement
The abolitionist movement was a social and political push for the immediate end of slavery and racial discrimination/segregation. It became very popular in Northern churches and politics. The movement was led by people like Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and John Brown. -
The Indian Removal Act
The Indian removal act put in place by AndrewJackson, kicked native Americans, off their land. The government confiscated their land to be federal land. It is what caused the trail of tears, and the death of many native Americans -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner's rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in Virginia. It was the only effective slave rebellion to occur. Turner, with the help of four other slaves, killed the Travis family and took their guns and horses. They went out and enlisted 75 other slaves to help with an unorganized insurrection that killed about 51 white slave owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel. She wrote the novel in reaction to the recently tightened Fugitive Slave Laws. The book showed the perspective of a slave and had a major influence on the way America viewed slavery. Stowe continued to write throughout her life. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
In this highly controversial case Dred Scott a slave who travelled with his owner to and from a free state. He stated that he should then be a free-slave after spending time in a free-state -
First State Secedes
Beginning with South Caroline, 11 states seceded from the Union after Abraham Lincoln's election. There was much debate about slavery and states rights that would eventually lead up to the Civil War. -
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Lincoln Presidency
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth US president. He is famous for passing the Emancipation Proclamation which, made all previously slaves, free. -
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Attack on Fort Sumter
This battle signified the start of the civil war. It was started when South Carolina officially succeeded from the union, and was a comparatively short engagement, yet an important mark of the start of the civil war. -
Emancipation proclamation
The emancipation proclamation was a speech made by Lincoln to free all of the southern black slaves during the civil war. Lincolns goal was to try to ease tensions, and keep the union intact. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. This battle was the bloodiest during the war. It had about 46,000 to 51,000 injuries or deaths. This battle ended in the surrender of the Confederate Army. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. The speech took place four months after the surrender of the Confederate Army. It emphasized the separating of the nation and the equality of all people. -
Lincoln Assassinated
While president Lincoln was attending the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. he was shot by a well known actor John Wilkes Booth -
Surrender at Appomattox
This battle that ended in a confederate surrender to there union at the Appomattox court house signified the end of the civil war. -
End of the Civil War
The Civil War was a fight between one country, the United States. The reason for war was the long standing issue of slaves and states rights in the United States. This War ended in the abolition of slavery in the 13th Amendment. -
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
The ratification of the thirteenth amendment formally ended slavery in the United States. It wasn't enforced correctly for years, but the legality of slavery made it against the law, even though it was undermined many times. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese exclusion act was a law passed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, which prohibited immigration of Chinese into the united states for 10 years -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, and approved on July 2, 1890. It was the first federal law that outlawed monopolistic businesses, and made it extremely hard for company to merge, and create monopolies. It was unsuccessful in the years after, and was rarely enforced except for against obvious monopolies, and labor unions, which were illegally unified. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
In this monumental case, Homer Adolph Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad car on June 7, 1892, and in turn led to the courts ruling "separate but equal" is still constitutional. This led to many other cases in which African Americans were legally mistreated, because they didn't want to comply with what the government saw as "equal". -
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish American war, was a conflict that took place in Cuba. It was a battle over cuban sovereignty. The event that started the involvement of the U.S was the sinking of the USS Maine. Roosevelt and the rough riders were sent in and defeated a small Spanish group at Manila Bay. On April 24th Spain declared war on the U.S, and the day after the U.S declared war on Spain, officially starting the war. It resulted in the U.S successfully pushing Spain out of Cuba, and gaining control. -
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Theodore Roosevelt Presidency
Theodore Roosevelt was the United States 26th president, a member of the rough riders, thought to be the first modern day president. He was the first to look to expand the nations area of influence outside the U.S. He set aside hundreds of acres of land across the United States to be preserved as national parks, wildlife preserves, and refugees. -
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Woodrow Wilson Presidency
Woodrow Wilson was the United States 28th president. He helped the countries economics through the creation of the federal reserve, and the federal trade commission. He helped guide America through the first world war. He tried to keep the U.S out of the war, but ended up declaring war on Germany. He played a major role in creating the treaty that ended the war, and proposed the 14-points plan, a base for the league of nations and was given the Nobel peace prize for his efforts. -
World War 1 Begins
The Triple Entente consisting of Britain, France, Ireland, Russia went to war with the Central Powers consisting of Germany, and Austria-Hungary. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was a water passage that cut through Panama connecting the Pacific to The Atlantic. It is considered one of the greatest engineering marvels of the 20th century. -
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The Great Migration
The great migration was the movement of over 6 million African Americans from the rural South to more accepting cities in the North. It was an impact of harsh Jim Crow laws that were still prevalent in the south, and the africana americanos had endure the racist southerners mistreatment. -
Wilson's 14 Points Plan
Wilsons 14 was addressed to congress on January 8 1918, just 3 days before the end of the war. It addressed many, if not all of the issues that had been caused by world war 1, It included crucial ideas like the idea of a League of Nations, but was turned down. -
World War 2 Ends
The end of the war, was caused by an armistice that was signed in a railway car in Compiegne, leaders from both sides took part in the signing, and agreed that the end of the war should be then, it went into affect that same day, and will always be remembered around the world. In America we celebrate armistice day to honor our veterans, and soldiers who lost their lives. -
Rise of the K.K.K
In 1919 with the ratification of prohibition, the police turned to poor African Americans, as target of arrest. With this the K.K.K decided to work as another enforcement of the law, and with that the countless amount of abuse, and racism grew again in America. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The eighteenth amendment outlawed alcohol, and it's production, transportation, and distribution. It was brought to the attention by many religious groups who believed it would ruin the country to allow drunkenness to spread live wildfires. -
Prohibition
The Ratification of the 18th amendment, brought about some good in the U.S, for example a decrease in the consumption of alcohol, and a decrease in arrests. On the contrary, it also caused the start of underground illegal businesses, gangs, and bootlegging. (Gatsby) -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of versailles was the official end of the war from both sides. The nations involved were questionable, basically not giving Germany a say, and Japan as an honorable mention was also present. It put almost all of the blame, reparation duties, and debt on Germany, ultimately leading to Hitler's rise in power. This led to the start of the second World War ver a long period of high tension events. -
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Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an artistic revolution in the African American culture of 1920's America. It was a time where creativity, and change were encouraged, and brought about an entirely new side of culture, that wasn't prevalent in America until this time. -
Scopes (Monkey) Trial
The Scopes (Monkey) Trial, was one of the most controversial cases of the 1920's. In July 1925 John Scopes, a Tennessee substitute teacher, was prosecuted for violating the Butler law. A law that prohibited the teachings of evolution in public schools. This resulted outrage in both the church, and science. -
Gitlow v. New York
In this court case Benjamin Gitlow, an assemblyman, and publisher of a communist newspaper was arrested for the calling of an over throw of the U.S government. The debate over wether Gitlow and his associate Alan Larkin should be protected by the First amendment; The freedom of speech took this case all the way to the Supreme Court. -
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Stock Market Crash
The stock market crash was devastating. On October 24th 1929, the stock market began to fall at an increasing rate, which led to frenzies at banks, and ended up in the bankruptcy of most of them, to try and save their businesses. It brought the world into a great economic disaster, and took decades to completely recover. -
Roosevelt's First Election
In the 1932 Theodore Roosevelt won by a giant margin against his opposing candidate Herbert Hoover.This was there first election held during the Great Depression, and was a symbol of change, as it was the first democratic president in a long time. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a program put in place by FDR in order to help the United States out of the Great Depression, it gave the unemployed a place to work, get housing, food, clothes, and a general education if they hadn't had one. -
Social Security Act
The Social Security Act was a crucial policy, that helped millions throughout America, wether they were elderly, unemployed or unable to work. It was a federal safety net for the disadvantaged, and still is befitting millions since its adoption. -
FDR Court Packing Scandal
During this "scandal" Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president at the time, tried to "pack" the courts by adding more judiciaries who wouldn't oppose his "New Deal".
