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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher columbus
Christopher columbus Made a voyage to reach Asia in search of spices and gold. He thought it would be take less time to reach his destination if he traveled west instead of east. Instead of reaching Asia, He reached Cuba, he returned to spain and was recieved with the highest honors for being the first person to dscover the Americas since the vikings. Columbus's voyage brought upon settlement in the americas and evetually a society. -
May 1, 1493
Native American slavery
The European trade in American Indians was initiated by Columbus in 1493. Needing money to pay for his New World expeditions, he shipped Indians to Spain. the use of natives as slaves quickly rose when the introduction of tobacco demanded more workers. european settlers turned to native labor to masss produce and farm the tobacco plant. -
May 1, 1496
the columbian exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the America and europe. America would send europe goods such as tobacco and europe would typically send slaves.the colombian exchange began with the arrival of christopher columbus in the Caribbean in 1492 but extended into the 1600s -
May 1, 1540
plains indians
The plains Native Americans recieved the horse from the spaniards in the year of 1540. The plains indians used the horse to gather resources and to primarily hunt buffalo. since the enviornment that the plains indianas lived in was rough and dry, they needed to be nomadic and move around with the buffalo. the introduction of the horse made this easy. -
virginia
The Virginia Colony was founded in 1607 by John Smith and other colonists including John Rolfe backed by the London Company, virginia was founded for economic reasons, which means the majority of the colonists were there to find gold and get rich, although some people went to escape religious persecution. -
african american slaves
The first African immigrants to the North American colonies arrived in Virginia in 1619. The status of these newcomers differed little from that of the white indentured servants who far outnumbered them. By the end of the century, however, the black population had grown and colonial laws recognized a new sort of bondage that was based upon race, slavery. the slaves were used primarily to farm tobacco but some of their jibs differed.. -
Pilgrims
Some 100 people, many of them seeking religious freedom in the New World, set sail from England on the Mayflower in September 1620. That November, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts. these pilgrims had to survive on their own and brave the harsh enviornments in winter -
Bacons Rebellion
Bacons rebellion was an armed force of men wanting to kill native Americans lead by nathanial Bacon. Govenor Berkley thought it was unwise to attack friendly indins and did not approve of bacons plan. Bacon took it upon himself and lead a group of men to a friendly tribe and asked for help capturing the rival tribe. Once the tribe was captured, Bacon murdered the captives and his "allies" the death of all these Native americans casued the indians to not trust the Americans and break trust -
Sugar act
The King and Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the French and Indian War and the costs for keeping British soldiers in North America. In 1764, Parliament passed a law that came to be known as the Sugar Act. Colonist did not like being taxed, and this started the rebelion against the british crown -
the stamp act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. this was hurtuing the colonists economy by causing them to pay money that they didnt have to before. -
the boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. millions of dollars worth of tea was dumped into the boston harbor/ this hurt the economy of britain and was the begining of the revolutionary war. -
the war for independence
the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies, which had declared themselves the independent United States of America. The war was costly and left the economy and land of America virtually destroyed. -
America wins independence
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress formally voted for independence, and issued its Declaration on July 4. America was a free country and was no longer under rule by the british crown. America grew and became one of the largest, most powerful superpowers in the world. -
Lousiana Purchase
This was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. gained about 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Erie Canal
This canal in New York State ran from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It cut transport costs and the canal resulted in a massive population surge in western New York, and opened regions further west to increase settlement. -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians were forced to travel from North Carolina and Georgia through more than 800 miles to Oklahoma More than 4,000 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the journey. -
Manifest Destiny
This expression was popular in the 1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This drove the U.S to gain more territory. This helped fuel western settlement, and Native American removal. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The agreement was between President Polk and the new Mexican government for Mexico to cede California and New Mexico to the US and acknowledge the Rio Grand as the boundary of Texas. In return, the US promised to assume any financial claims its new citizens had against Mexico. -
Over land Trail
The Overland Trail was the route taken by nineteenth-century travelers who left the Mississippi Valley to settle on the Pacific Coast, going either to California or Oregon. The wagon trip took at least six months. -
40 acres and a mule
The program, started when General William T. Sherman reserved large tracts for liberated slaves, in the south, primarily South Carolina and Georgia; they were distributed 40 acre plots. -
Alaska
William H. Seward bought the state of Alaska from russia. many americans beleived it was a waste of money because the climate was very old for people to "live" on. It was until the found out that Alaska was rich with fossil fuels. -
Coney Island
it was the first major amusement park opened , which brought in thousands of people from various parts of the U.S to have fun. roller coasters were built. this place was an escape from industrial life and a showcase of the modern. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
Lieutenant Colonel Custer and his U.S. Army troops are defeated in battle with Native American Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne, on the Little Bighorn Battlefield, at Little Bighorn River, Montana. It was part of the Campaign of 1876, an effort by the United States Government to force the Sioux tribes onto their Reservations. -
Farmer complaints
during this time ,many farmers suffered .Farmers and Tariffs helped farmers by protecting them against competition from farm imports. On the ther side it also hurt farmers , because it raised the prices of their goods. -
silver
people had diffrent opinions on how the united states government should be runned. silver was a very common found natural resource, silver mining intrest was on western farmers.This benifitted people who borrow money , but not for money lenders, it decreased the money supply causiing diflation. -
Gold
after gold bieng found in various places in California, people beleived gold was a great way to run the econmy. this beniffted "big lenders" but it decreased the money supply.it woud hurt the credibility of inernational trade markets. -
Hawaii
Hawaii and the united states had an economic relationship for many decades. Hawaii's soil was very good , so the united states had suar plantations there, -
" the jungle"
it was a book that exposed what was really happening in meat packaging and food.After reading this book many people were scared of what they were eating. president Roosevelt proposed to clean up meat packaging, He made the Food and Drug Act which alowed federal inspections on meat , food, and medicines. -
agriculture and ww1
during ww1 agriculture had a high demand on food. many farmers got loans to produce lots of crops and get money. after the war was over demand fell and farmers couldnt repay their loans. -
industry
factories profits began to increase so they didnt want to lose that, so in order to increase thier profits they produced more and more , but then stuff were not being bought. -
Levittowns
large suburban developed in the United States by William Levitt and his company. they were built after World War II for returning veterans and their families, they were attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and apartments. -
hoovervilles
The United States were in a great depression, many people were left unemployed and with no homes. they lived in the streets. hoovervilles were shanty towns on streets, they were just tents and shacks. -
Drought
due to over farming during this time,and long periods of no rain caused a major drought to hit the great plaiins causing storms. -
Hover dam
the building of this damn was on the colorado river , between the states of Nevada and Arizona. this helped bring many jobs to the site. it was used to get hydroelectric energy, and water. -
TVA
the TVA was the Tennesse Vally Act that brought hyrdroelectricity into the poor parts of the south. this also created dans to prevent flooding from ruining farms. -
Dust Bowl
the great plains were going through times of drought. The main causes of the dust bowl was drought, over faarming (loss of the top soil) and severe wind storms. All this accupilated and reated storms of heavy dust mostly in states like Texas , Kansas,Oklahoma etc. due to this , many people moved into states like California. -
Test A-Bomb
the air base in Alamogordo, New Mexico was the place where they tested out the first atomic bomb.it was a nuclear explotion that had some radioactivity. -
Korea
ww2 affected korea in a major way, it was divided at the 38th parrallel. the north was controlled by the soviet union and the south by the united states. -
Vietnam
at the Geneva convention they decided to divide vietname at the 17th parrallel likne. -
marijuana
Most baby boomers are now teenagers. these teens have a new culture , way of bieng and thinking. They are more sexualy liberated and have diffrent thoughts on religion. This plant named marijuana was the most commonly used drug during this time period. these teens were mostly referred to as "Hippies". -
building of Berlin wall
this seperated the east and west of Berlin,Germany. Many families were seperated and many Germans fled to the west some tried but ended up getting killed, -
Silent spring
this was a book written by Rachel Carson. The book was on the environment. these books brought awarness of eart to the people and how important it was to care for it and conserve it. -
Earth Day
on this day earth day was founded , events worldwide are held to show support for environmental protection. -
EPA
the United States federal government whose mission is to protect human and environmental health. ( enviorment protection Agency) -
oil crisis
the arab isreali war was the first oil crisis in the united states. Egypt and syria attacked Isreal and the united states came to isreal aid and naighboring countries got upset and banned oil exports. this caused things in the U.S to be more expensive because evrything needed oil. prices went from $5,40 to 17$ -
Breaking down the Berlin Wall
president John F. Kennedy traveled to west Berlin and this was the thaw of the end of the cold war. the east announced its change in city relation with the west. With that being said, both Eastern and Western German's broke down that wall and were then united again. -
clean air act
originally passed in 1973 and amended in 1990, its a federal law designed to protect human health and the environment from the effects of air pollution on autmobils and factories. -
Enviormental issues
the world begins to grow at a very rapid rate. It is unknown if plante earth will be able to sustain the future growth. there are many issues like, genetically engeneered food , over population, global warming, resorce conservation and natural disasters
