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Jamestown Settlement
In 1606, John Smith set out by the Virginia Company to go find new colonies. He got three ships and went across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. After four months he finally landed in April of 1607 and found Jamestown, that ended up being the first British settlement in North America. -
Oct 4, 1492
Columbus Lands in the Americans
Columbus, set sail to Asia by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.He ended up at the Bahamas. Columbus is known as the first European to discover the West Indies and he started to cause problems. -
Pilgrims Land at Plymouth
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth rock with their ship the Mayflower. Led by William Bradford which would help build Plymouth and become governor of the colony. -
French and Indian War
As Colonies started to grow they started to expand west. The two colonies ended up eventually running into the French and they both to began to fight over land that was theirs. They both declared war on eachother. They both look for local Indians, so that they could get help from them. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was fought on April 19 1775, which caused the Revolutionary War. As problems started to build with the British and the citizens of the colonies the citizens eventually took up arms. -
The Colonies Declare Indpendence
It took away the Colonies from any ties to the British politically. It became the first step into becoming a independent country.America soilders continued fighting the British, congress created the Declaration of independence. -
Constitutional Convention
hey later on they took away the Articles and brought in new laws from scratch. Called the Constitution. The Constitutional Convention was a meeting to creat the Articles of Confederation. Repersentatives from different states all came together and came up with the Articles of Confederation. TNow the constitiuon is revolved around the law now and days. -
Thomas Jefferson gets elected president
Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory, That created more space in America, His past to his presidency helped the country significant Jefferson was elected on 02/1801. He is the vice president under John Adams. -
The Territory of Louisiana is purchased
The territory of Louisiana was a deal created between the French and the United States. The Louisiana Purchase was the biggest land deal in Us History. -
National expansion Reform
George Washington's generation became the world's largest democracy. All adult white males received the right to vote. With wider suffrage, politics became hotly contested. The period also saw the emergence and demise of a number of significant political parties, including the Democratic, the Whig, the American, the Free Soil, and the Republican Parties. -
Missouri Compromise
To maintain the slave states and free states, Congress had to step in to even it out by admitting Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. This would give both free and slave states equal power. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson created the Indian Removal act. It was deal created for the southern Native American tribes and the US government. They wanted them to leave there homes and move west to the Mississipp. The journey caused the death of alot of Native Americans making its name ¨The Trail of Tears¨. -
Andrew Jackson presidency.
Andrew Jackson lost the last time he ran for the presidency. He started the Indian Removal Act and put the country on a better path. He was elected 14-02-1828 -
Attack On Fort Sumter
The Attack on Fort Sumter was the first battle of the Civil War that happened on April 12, 1861. Fort Sumter was attacked by Confederate forces led by General P.G.T Beauregard. The Union Forces were led by Major Robert Anderson. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on Jan 1, 1863. The proclamation was issued after the battle of Antietam. The proclamation freed slaves in slave states but also changed the cause of the war. -
Lincoln Presidency
Lincoln was Commander-in-Chief during the Civil War. He also issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves that were in slave states.He supported that slavery should end. His presidency left a legacy on slaver because of the reforms he proposed. -
Surrender Of Appomattox
On April 9 , 1865, Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. As Lee was retreating back to North Carolina the Grant and his soldiers intercepted Lee and a battle broke out. -
The 13 Amendment Get Ratified.
The Thirteenth Amendment was an amendment that freed all slaves. The amendment was ratified on December 6, 1865. It was a conclusion to the Emancipation Proclamation and ended the slavery debate. -
Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman who was born a slave become a well known "conductor" of the underground railroad. From the deep south she would lead slaves to Northern cities like Detroit, Chicago, and New York .In the end she freed thousands of slaves to freedom and help them escape to the North. -
Lincoln Assassination
President Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre on april 14. Booth a prominent actor in the theater business was well known throughout the nation. Booth killed the president and fled for 12 days. He was later found and killed inside a barn in Virginia. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred Scott was a slave who fought for his freedom until it reached the Supreme Court. Dred Scott was moved from Missouri (a slave state) to the Wisconsin territory ( a free territory). -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882. The act was one of the first immigration laws restricting people to come to the United States. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act helped against businesses that would prevent business prevent monopolies in industries. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war was a conflict lasting only 4 months. As Cuba was struggling from independence, sympathy for the rebels seemed to spread in the United States. As hostilities seemed to increase between Spain and the United States, a US battleship was blown up and it was believed to be have been Spain. -
Industrial Workers Of The World
The Wobblies is founded by Eugene V Debs. It was founded to help workers get better pay and less hours. It helped organized strikes and was one of the first labor unions to be made. It helped alot of railroad workers. -
Theodore Roosevelt Presidency.
Teddy Roosevelt becomes from vice president to president after William McKinley gets assassinated. He fought for conservation and created national parks. He expanded the navy throughout his presidency to new levels. -
WW1
After Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is shot and killed by a Serbian Nationalist, Austria declares war upon Serbia. Being an ally of Austria, Germany also declares war. Russia then declares war on Germany. France and Great Britain would later join Russia to create Triple Entente. -
Panama Canal
"The Panama Canal was a project proposed by Theodore Roosevelt to get to Asia faster and more easier. He was denied by Colombia the owner of the area of land, but Roosevelt later helped Panama receive independence. The canal opened in 1914. " -
WW1 Ends
After Germany got blockaded German ports and General Ludendorff resigned, that end of the war was near. Kaiser Wilhelm would later resign from his position Each side sign the armistice. Went to affect 3 hours after signing. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an era of black culture flourish and black art was popular. Artists such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington helped create new music such as jazz. Singers such as Bessie Smith and Gladys Bentley. -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was a amendment that stoped the sale, making, transport of alcohol. This amendment was very unpopular with the people and made organized crime rise. But it was good for the peopels health because alchole had a lot of probelms -
Treaty Of Versailles
After the war had ended the Entente met together to create a peace treaty. Wilson would introduce his 14 points to them, but they only took in some and left the rest. Germany pay for post-war constructions of up to 33 billion dollars and give up land as their punishment. -
19th Amendment
19th Amendment allowed women to gain the right to vote. After years of fighting for the right to vote women of the US get their right to vote. Suffrage is one of few things women come to break through during the 20´s. -
Woodrow Wilson presidency
Woodrow Wilson came into office in March 3, 1913. He led America through WWI and created the Fourteen Points which helped end WWI and was known for his slogan¨ America First¨. -
Gitlow v New York
Gitlow v New York was a landmark case that took place on June 8, 1925. Benjamin Gitlow a socialist was spreading anti-government magazines and pamphlets. He was later under arrest for violating the 1st and 14th amendments. The case was taken all the way to the Supreme Court. -
Great Depression
Stock Markets crashed Because banks were loaning a lot of money out and not getting it back. -
Post war II
The entry of the United States into World War II caused vast changes in virtually every aspect of American life. Millions of men and women entered military service and saw parts of the world they would likely never have seen otherwise. -
Korean War
Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. -
Cuban missile Crisis
resident Kennedy denounces Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiates a naval blockade of the island -
space shuttle Challenger
Space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members on january 28 1986
