Early American History

English colony at Jamestown Virginia

Jan 1, 1607

The English colony at Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement.

First Africans brought to North America

Jan 1, 1619

This time was when the first slave ship came up to the colonies,

Pilgrims land at Plymouth

Jan 1, 1620

William Bradford and his crew found the Plymouth Colony.

Salem Witch Trials

Jan 1, 1692

Series of accusations of witches in Massachusetts.

French Indian War

Period: Oct 7, 1754 to Oct 7, 1763

A war fought with the French against the Indians.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Redcoats shot 7 colonists.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Colonists dressed up as Natives and raided a tea ship and dumped all the tea onto the sea.

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Gave equal rights to all men.

Revolutionary War Ends (Treaty of Paris)

Sep 5, 1783

Signed by great Britain, France, and Spain.

Shay's Rebellion

Period: Oct 7, 1786 to Oct 7, 1787

A farmer, Shay started a revolt against the government,

Constitution Ratified

Oct 7, 1789

Took 10 months for the first 9 states to ratify it.

Whiskey Rebellion

Oct 7, 1791

People against the tax on whiskey.

Lewis & Clark Expedition

Period: Oct 7, 1804 to Oct 7, 1806

Lewis and Clark set on a journey to find land with the help of the Shoshone Indians.

War of 1812

Oct 7, 1812

America against Britain and the UK;

Missouri Compromise

Oct 7, 1820

Effort to draw a line to with the North and South seperate.

Trail of Tears

Oct 7, 1830

Native Americans forced to migrate west, despite the harsh climates.

Texan Indepence

Oct 7, 1836

American's took over the Texan territory or Mexico and took it off of their rule.

Mexican American War (Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo)

Period: Oct 7, 1846 to Oct 7, 1848

Americans fought the Mexicans for the territory, mainly Texas and the west coast.

Gold Rush in California

Oct 7, 1849

Settlers found gold in California, begin gold rush.

Compromise of 1850

Oct 7, 1850

Disputed the terrotories won during the Mexican-American war.

Kansas Nebraska Act

Oct 7, 1854

Creating new territories in Kansas and Nebraska.

Abraham Lincoln elected President

Oct 7, 1860

Abraham lincoln wins the election, southerners threatened.

Civil War

Period: Oct 7, 1861 to Oct 7, 1865

A war with the North against the South for their ideas for the colonies.

Transcontinental Railroad completed

Oct 9, 1869

Railroad connects east to west completed.

Reconstruction Ends

Oct 9, 1877

Leaves most of south in the Democrat party's hand.

Spanish American War

Oct 9, 1898

Progressivism

Period: Oct 9, 1900 to Oct 9, 1920

Advancement in science, technology, economic development, and social organization.

Wright Brothers 1st flight

Oct 9, 1903

Model T Ford first produced

Oct 9, 1908

16th Amendment (Income Tax), 17th Amendment (Direct Election of U.S. Senators) Federal Reserve Bank established

Oct 9, 1913

Panama Canal opens

Oct 9, 1914

Ship canal that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean.

WW1

Period: Oct 9, 1917 to Oct 9, 1918

A global war centered in europe.

18th Amendment (Prohibition)

Oct 9, 1919

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the US.

19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage), 1st known radio broadcast

Oct 9, 1920

Guarantees all American women the right to vote.

Stock Maket Crash

Oct 9, 1929

Most devastating stock market crash in America.

Great Depression

Period: Oct 9, 1929 to Oct 9, 1939

A horrible economic crisis for Americans, causing unemployment and the loss of homes.

Roosevelt elected president 100 Days Begins, New Deal, Prohibition repealled

Oct 9, 1933

Teddy Roosevelt elected as president of the 1933.

WWII Begins in Europe

Oct 11, 1939

Hitler begins this event by launching an invasion on Poland.

December 7 Pearl Harbor, U.S. Enters WWII

Oct 11, 1941

The Japanese kamikaze into pearl harbor, US retaliates and enters WW2.

Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, WWII ends

Oct 11, 1945

US bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki using two atomic bombs named "Little Boy" and "Fat Man."

Israel created

Oct 11, 1948

Israel created by the UN in order to have a place for the Jewish people.

China goes Communist

Oct 11, 1949

Chinese leader Mao Zedong starts the communist revolution.

Korean War

Period: Oct 11, 1950 to Oct 11, 1953

This was a war between North and South Korea, ended in having the land split.

Brown v Board of Education

Oct 11, 1954

Brown fought against the board of education for equality in students.

Montgomery Buss Boycot (Beginning of the modern Civil Rights movement)

Oct 11, 1955

Protest campaign against racial segregation on buses.

Russian's launch Sputnik (space race begins), Little Rock Nine

Oct 11, 1957

Soviet union launches an artificial satelite.

JFK assassinated, MLK delivers the "I have a dream" speech

Oct 11, 1963

A speech which called for an end of racism.

Tonkin Gulf Resolution (Begins Vietnam War 1965-1975), Civil Rights Act

Oct 11, 1964

Lyndon Johnson announced that 2 US ships were attacked by the Vietnamese.

Voter's Rights Act

Oct 11, 1965

Prohibits discrimination in voting.

Tet Offensive, MLK & Robert Kennedy Assassinated.

Oct 11, 1968

Largest military campaign of the Vietnam war.

Apolo 11 Mission (First man on the moon)

Oct 11, 1969

First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong.

Watergate break in

Oct 11, 1972

A major political scandal that occurred in the United States.

Vietnam Conflict ends

Oct 11, 1973

The capture of Saigon by the North Vietnamese Army

Iran Hostage Crisis, Three mile Island incident

Period: Oct 11, 1979 to Oct 11, 1981

52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days.

Ronald Reagan elected president

Oct 11, 1980

40th president of the US.

Iran Contra affair, space shuttle Challenger disaster

Oct 11, 1986

Administration facilitated sale of arms to Iran.

Fall of Communism

Oct 11, 1989

Autumn of Nations.