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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Lands in the Americas
The Europe countries started to go to the Americas and find neutral resources. Make the Americas becomes their colonies. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was America's first permanent English colony in 1607 - 13 years. The government, language, customs, beliefs, and of Jamestown are formed the present United States. -
Pilgrims Land
In September 1620, about 100 people are looking for religious freedom in the New World, and they set sail called Mayflower from England to the New World. By November in the same year, the ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod. In December the group landed at Plymouth Harbor, and that will form the first permanent of European in New England. The first settlers of Plymouth Colony called the Pilgrim Fathers. -
The First University in colonies founded
Harvard College founded in Massachusetts in 1636, it was the first college in colonies. Harver College name after John Harvard. -
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French and Indian War
Because England need to go expand west of America, but France was expanded from Canad to South. So they are fighting. British won the war, but they have 140000000 pounds debt. -
Proclamation of 1763 (#1)
After France and Indian War, Ameican colonies won the France and Indian war, but British didn't pay back anything, instead, they have drawn a line on the Appalachian Mountains, give western land to Native American. And tell the Colonies that they can not cross that line. -
Sugar Act (#2)
The Sugar Act is that to increase tax base on the older Sugar and Molasses tax. The British didn't want to pay for the France Indian War, so Americans had to pay for themselves. The British want to increases tax and use it to par British debt. But the Colonies reject, then the Parliament repealed the Sugar Act in 1766. In 1765, the Parliament passed another act to collect the tax that called "Stamp Act". -
The Stamp Act (#3)
In this Act, British add tax on all paper document in the colonies, they use to pay for the debt from France and Indian War. The Colonists think the act was unconstitutional, they use violence to protest the Stamp Act. In 1766, the Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. Soon, they passed other act called Townshend Act. -
Quartering Act (#7)
The colonies need to pay for the food and room for British soldiers. The British Army need to stay in America in peacetime. That's make the colonies very angry about it. -
Declaratory Act (#4)
Parliament agreed to repeal the Stamp Act but they passed the Declaratory Act. This Act tells the Colonies that you are charged by British, the colonies need to accept everything. -
The Townshend Revenue Act (#8)
After the Stamp Act repealed, the Parliament passed the Townshend Act, that the tax on the paper, glass, lead, oil, and tea. The Colonies boycotted British goods, then British business get hurt. So British repealed the Act. Passed the Tea Act that only tax on the Tea. -
The Boston Massacre (#10)
Because British didn't happy with they boycotted the British goods, so King George III sent 1000 troops to control Boston. And the Colonies need to pay for these people. The colonies angry about this then they go to the Customs House, throw the snowball and rocks on the British troops. Turns out, the Britsh Troop shot the gun, 5 people died. -
The Tea Act (#5)
They replead all the acts but King George III wants to keep the tax on the tea. The colonies boycott the tea from British. -
The Boston Tea Party (#6)
Son of Liberty wear as Native Americans, threw nearly 10000 pounds worth of the tea in the Boston Harbor. British didn't happy with it, so they sent the 3000 troops to Boston. And other colonies worry about they are the next, then they make a meeting in Philadelphia at the First Continental Congress. -
The First Continental Congress (#9)
The First Continental Congress have 55 colonial representatives in House of Burgesses. And this is the first time that boycotts British goods together. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This battle was fought on April 19, 1775. It was the first battle and started the American Revolutionary War. The reason started the war. King George III increase military in the colonies. And He also increase the tax. -
Declaration of Independence
The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence-written largely by Jefferson in Philadelphia on July 4. In April 1775, began an armed conflict between American colonists and British soldiers. But in the summer, the Revolutionary war in full swing, the movement for independence from Britain had grown, and in mid-June 1776, a five-man committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin was tasked with drafing a formal statement. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. In these Articles were about the states still have their own land and independent. The Congress has the authority to make treaty and alliances. And the Congress has armed forces and coin money. But the central government didn't have too much power for taxes and regulate commerce. That's the reason to make the Constitutional Convention in 1787 to have new American Constitution. -
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Constitutional Convention
The convention to write the new Constitution of the United States switches the Articles of Confederation. During the Constitutional Convention, have proposed two plans, one is the Virginia Plan, another is the New Jersey Plan. These two plans both have benefits. So the representatives of Connecticut came up an idea, that make these two plans together. This idea becomes the basis of the new U.S. Constitution. -
Constitution ratified
Articles of Confederation do have some disadvantage, so Congress agrees to make a new constitution on May 25, 1787. In the new constitution, it will be created a strong federal government with checks and balances systems. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire was the 9/13 state to ratify the document. -
Bill of Rights passed
Bill of Rights was from George Mason drafted of Virginia's Declaration of Rights in 1776. Bill of Rights was approved in first Congress of the United States to the U.S. Constitution. The Bill of Rights included protecting U.S. citizens' rights, freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion. -
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Jefferson Presidency
He was a cofounded the Democratic-Republican Party to oppose Hamilton's Federalist Party. During his presidency, he had done the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from France. And this was made the United States' size get doubled. And this purchase became one of the most important things of Thomas Jefferson. -
Missouri compromise
The biggest reason that causes the Missouri compromise was pro-slavery and anti-slavery have even number in the U.S. Congress and the whole country. And in 1819, Missouri becomes a slave state, but this break the balance between slave and free states. But to admit Missouri they need admit Main is a free state. And the Congress passed an amendment that drew an imaginary line at 36 30' N, to organized free states and slave states. But that line deleted in Kansa-Nebraska Act. -
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Jackson Presidency
He has passed the Indian Removal Act, leads to the Trail of Tears consequence. He thinks the bank has an important role of U.S. economy. So he believes the Bank of United states hold too much power and it can ruin the U.S. economy. He had a really successful in foreign affairs. During his presidency, Texas was independence from Mexica and join the United States. Without force. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson negotiates with Indian tribes to remove them to the west of the Mississippi River. But most of the tribes were forced from their lands to west Mississippi. -
Nat Turner's Revolt
He has led slaves rebellion in Southampton County. His revolt was a reason for the Civil War. -
California Gold Rush
In 1848, gold discovered in the Sacramento Valley. When news spread out, have 100000 non-native in the California. -
Dred Scott v Sanford
Dred moved to a free state with his owner Emerson. And Dred has lived there for four years after Emerson away. In 1840, he went back to the slave state, but Emerson died, and leave Dred to his wife. So Dred wanted to buy his freedom. She refused. So he sued Sandford. But the court thinks black people are not U.S. citizen, so he doesn't have rights ask freedom on the court. And this case made a lot of anti-slave people angry and increased North and South contradiction. -
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Lincoln Presidency
Lincoln's Presidency was during the Civil War. President Lincoln was lead the Union to win in the civil war. He was anti-slave. During his presidency, he was trying to banning slavery. Finally, the 13th Amendment passed, after he gets assassinated. -
Attack on Fort Sumter (start of Civil War)
Fort Sumter is the first shots of the Civil War. The U.S. Robert Anderson use the unfinished fort to attract South Carolina's secession on April 12, 1861. And they are bombarded each other for 34 hours. But because Anderson does not have enough supplies, so he surrendered on April 13, 1861. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln was announced the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. But it actually didn't free slaves in the South. The point he announced this because he tells North Africa American that what are fighting for and encourage south Africa American to help the Union to win the war. -
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Reconstruction
The reconstruction happened after the Civil War. The Union wins the war, but the south needs to rebuild. -
Surrender at Appomattox (end of Civil War)
Confederate troops and The Union troops had a fight in Appomattox Court House, it did not take too long. Turns out, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union, on April 9, 1865, in Appomattox Court House. It also means the four years of Civil war ended. -
Lincoln Assassinated
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. -
13th Amendment Ratified
In April 1865, the U.S. Senate passed a propose this amendment that banning slavery. But in the House of Representatives, many of Democrats refused to support it. As Lincoln reelection, he still worked on to achieve that banning slavery. In December 1864, Congress reconvened, and Lincoln also let his allies to work on pass amendment in the House of Congress. Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865. The 13th Amendment ratify on December 6, 1865. -
First transcontinental railroad completed
When the railroad completed, the Chinese Exclusion ratified. They didn't need them. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was the first law restricting immigration into the US. The Congress passed the exclusion act to satisfy worker demands and keep white "racial purity". -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The Act happens in the progressive era. The Act tried to give a good environment for the business. And stop monopoly happen. If one company want to buy another company, they need to provide to federal government. -
Plessy v Ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court agrees with a base on "separate but equal" that racial segregation is constitutionality. After that, the separate public base on race became narmal . -
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Spanish American War
They are fighting between American and Spain for power in the Americas. The war started because of USS Maine ship bomb.
American won the war, they gina Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and Philippines. -
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T. Roosevelt Presidency
He pulled the country from the Great Depression by doing with his New Deal programs. And he was the president that use the radio talk to the people, that called "fireside chats". He was the first president be president 4 times. He also had led the United States to join WW II. He had helped to make the post-war organization which becomes the United Nations. -
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Wilson Presidency
He is the president during the WW I. He tried to keep the United States neutral, but eventually the Congress declare war on Germany. After the War, President Wilson has proposed "Wilson's 14 points" that tried to really keep peace. But it didn't achieve very well. But in a peace treaty, other countries decided to form a plan of his that the League of Nations, but it totally different from what his plan. -
WWI Begins
The assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Then Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the Serbian asks Russia for assistance. In a week, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Germany join the war. WW I had begun. -
Panama Canal
In 1904, United States had built a canal across 50 miles long of Panama. It opened in 1914. Panama Canal to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The United States transferred to Panama in1999. -
Wilson's 14 Points
Woodrow Wilson proposal the speech in Congress on January 8, 1918. His 14 points were for make stable, long-lasting peach in the world. -
WWI Ends
By the end of the Hundred Days Offensive, the German forces were running out of the food and supplies. So on November 11, 1918, they request an armistice. And the Allies agreed to stop fighting at 11 AM. -
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Prohibition
Religious groups were thinking the intoxicating alcohol, will make the country get worse. They are protesting. In 1920 the movement gets the highest point, and the government passed the 18th Amendment. But in 1933， Congress passed 21st Amendment which repeal the 18th Amendment. -
18th Amendment
In the late 1800s, religious groups push prohibition movements sprung up the whole country. Because they thought alcohol, especial drunk that will threaten to the nation. In 1920, the movement gets high tide, andCongress ratified the 18th Amendment that prohibiting the manufacture and sell intoxicating liquors. But Prohibition hard to enforce and it didn't eliminate criminal and other social, instead that have increased. In 1933, the 21st Amendment ratified which repealed prohibition. -
Treaty of Versailles
WW I ended with sighing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The treaty was negotiated Allies with the German. But German was not there, the Allies forced German sign treatment that German could not afford it. And also Allies agree to make League of Nation, but that was not same as President Willson mentioned. -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem neighborhood in New York City was a black cultural place in the early 20th Century, The Harlem Renaissance was development in there. From the 1910 through the mid-1930s, this period was called a golden age in African American culture. -
Rise of the K.K.K
K.K.K stands as Ku Klux Klan, it founded in 1865. Their group is killing the black people. Because they think the White people superior. -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is about women's suffrage. Ending almost a century of protest. There were many women fight for the vote. Like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony. They were trying to tell the public and lobbied the government to give the rights to women to vote. And President Wilson was supported the women suffrage. Finally in 1920, the congress pass the 19th Amendment. -
Gitlow v New York
This the first case about state's give people bill of rights not only federal Court. Because Gitlow says something against the state government. But state government arrests him. So he ask for the New York Court should give to people Bill of rights not only Federal court. -
Scopes Trial
The school against to Scopes to teach evolution. -
Immigration Act
Reduce number of the southeastern European come to the United States. -
Stock Market Crash
On Black Tuesday, investors traded 16 million shares in one day in Wall Street on New York Stock Exchange. America and the other industrialized countries go into the Great Depression. -
Roosevelt 1st Election
The election took place against the backdrop of the Great Depression. He promised the American people a "New Deal". Turns out, the "New Deal" was really helpful against the backdrop of the Great Depression. In his first hundred days in office, Roosevelt launched a record fifteen major pieces of legislation. -
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
Between 1933 and 1939 dozens of federal programs, were created as part of the New Deal. FDR promised the American people a "New Deal", his New Deal focus on "relief, recovery, and reform." CCC was a relief agency. It created in 1933. And it provided jobs for 2.5 million young men during its ten years. -
Social Security Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt announced in his second New Deal which is included the Social security Act. He hope to use this act to provide an American citizen with a social safety net when economy downturn. -
FDR Court Parking Scandal
The courts refuse FDR's New Deal. So he just sent more judges to the courts that support his New Deal.
