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Oct 11, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Who: Christopher Columbus, King Ferdanand, & Queen Elizabeth
What: Discovered America
Where: Guanhani
When: Oct. 11 1492
How: They sailed on Ships
Why: He wanted to find riches in India -
The Puritans
Who: The Puritans
What: Puritanism was a religious reform movement that arose within the church of England in the late 1600's.
Where: England
When: The late 1600's
How: The preists became very poor and didn't "fufill" the spiritual needs of the people. -
JamesTown 1607
Who: Pocahontas, captain John Smith, pther natives and settlers
What: The firt settlement was established
Where: Cape Henry
When: May 13 1607
Why: Three ships left Spain bound for Virginia in the new world -
The Mayflower
Who: The English
What: on September 1620, over 100 travelers set sail to the Americas.
Where: They sailed on the Atlantic and were heading for Virginia but landed in Cape Cod, not far from plymouth rock
When:1620
How: The sailed on the Mayflower
Why: The English didn't want the children to adopt the traditions of the dutch and abandon the old traditions so they set sail for new land. -
French and Indian War
Who: america and the British
What: The 7 year war
Where: Around Virginia to Scotia
When: 1754-1763
How: The french made friends with the Indians because they knew that they were out numbered
Why? Because it was a competition over the French and British territories and they fought over the land in the colonial territries of the U.S.
Why: -
American Revolution
Who: George Washington, The continental Army, Lord Chareles Cornwallis ; the british forces
What: The Americans fought with the British because they wanted their own country
Where: American land
When: 1775-1783
Why: Because of taxation Without representation -
The Declaration Of Independence
Who: The continental congress, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, exc.
What: The Declaration Of Independence was created because America wanted their own independence and did not want to be ruled by England.
Where: Philidelphia and Pennsylvania
When: 1776
How: The continental congress met to write and sign the declaration
Why: The colonies wanted independence -
Bill Of Rights/ Washington became Presidet/ Constitution was adopted
Who: George Mason and George Washington
What: George Washington became the first president & the Bill of rights
When: 1789
How: The people wanted George Washington to become the leader
- Most parts of the bill were accepted by congress
Why: Virginia leaders wanted the Bill.
- George Washington was a good leader so he was inagurated by the people. -
Louisiana Purchase
Who? France and US
What? The US purchased the Louisiana territory from France.
Where? Louisiana
When? December 20th 1803
How? Thomas Jefferson sent Monroe and Livingston to Paris to negotiate the purchase
Why? America wanted 50 states and the land -
The War of 1812
Who: John Adams, William Harnson, Andrew Jackson, ; Thomas Jefferson ; James Madison
What: A War Between Britain & America
Where:Canada and America
When: 1812-1825
How:There was a conflict between:
-America & Britain
- France and Britain
(America won)
Why: -
Eirie Canal
What: The Erie Canal
Where: 363 mile water way i New York
When: It opened in 1825
How: It was built by the city of New York
Why: It was built so that farmers and merchants could transfer goods for less money faster
Result: It turned NYC into a powerfully economic city for buissness and it was a trading relationship between the North and the South. -
Jackson's Presidency
Who: Andrew Jackson
What: Became president
When: March 4, 1830
Where; Tennesse
Why: He wanted to reform government to "let the people rule"
How: He attacked politicians whomhe considered corrupt and laws that he thought would limit peoples liberty. -
Mexican War
Who: Mexico and the U.S.
What: Mexico wanted a bigger boundary and territory
Where: Mexico, Rio Grande, and the Nueces River
When: May 13 1846 war was declared and ended 1848
Why: territory
Result: on September 14 America captured Saint Annas Mexican capital and ended the war. Mexico signed the treaty of guadalupe and they both brought peace. -
The Civil War
Who: The North And South States of the U.S.
What: They fought a 4 year long war
Where: North and South States
When: 1861
How: The South joined the confederacy
Why: They fought because the North (Abe Lincoln) wanted to end slavery but the South didn't want that because it was free labor from the slaves and they got more money by that. -
Industrial Revolution
Who: England, France, and Germany
What: The transition to new manufacturing processes
When:1961
Where:It started in Britain and spread through Europe
Why:It began because of the use of steam-powered machines, which led to a massive increase in the number of factories. -
Recontruction
1865:-Thirteenth AMendment approved in January
-Abolished slavery in the U.S
-End of the Civil War
-President Johnson presents plans for Recontruction
-Mississppi enacts Black Code
KKK crreated in Tennesse
1866:-Forteenth Amendment to the constitution approved by congress
-Civil Rights Act passed despite Jhonsons earlier veto
1868:-Forteenth Amendment ratified
-Thaddeus Stevens, radical republican and supporter of land for Freedmen dies
1869:-Former Union Ulysses S. Grant becomes president -
Reconstitution
1870:-Hiram Revels elected to U.S. Senate as the first black senator
-Fifteenth Amendmet ratified
1872:-Freedmens Bureau abolished -
Spanish American War
Who: Cuba and America
What: Cuba and America went to war
Where: Havanna Cuba and Spain
When: 1898
Why: America blamed Cuba on the USS Maine sinking and killed more then 250 american soldiers when the most likely cause was an accidental fire that set of ammunition on the boat. -
U.S in World War 1
Who: Europe, Allies, and some Americans
What:World War 1
When:April 1917
Where:Main eastern and western front as well as several smaller one -
The Roaring 20's
Who: Many major cities
What: This era saw many social, artistic, and culteral dramatic lifestyles being adopted.
Where: NYC, Chicago, Paris, Berlin, London, and many other major cities
When:1920-1929
Result: Women were given the right to vote
- use of automobiles
-phones
-movies
- the media focussed mainly on celebreties now
- The us became dominant in world finances
- new technology -
The Great Depression
Who: Americans
What: This time period was the longest and hardest economic downturn in the history of the Western hemisphere ever.
Where: America
When:1929-1939
How: The stock market crash of October 1929 sent wall street nervous and as a result wiped out millions of investors.
-consumer spending dropped over the next few years
-unemployment rates raised (13-15 million americans were jobless)
Why: stock market crash -
World War 2
Who: Adolf Hitler, jews, France, Great Britain, Poland, exc.
What: Adolf Hitler and the natzis re-armed the nation and signed straegic treaties with italy and japan because he wanted to "dominate the world."
Where: France, Great Britain, Poland, Japan, Italy
When: Two decades later then ww1
How: Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939 and drove france and Great Britain to declare war on Germany
Why: He wanted to "dominate the world"
Result: 45-60 Million people died -
Cold War/End of Cold War
Who:President Truman, Senator McCarthy, and the Rosebergs
What:1945-The U.S, Britain, and the Soviet Union meet at Yatla, and later at Potsdam, to plan the post war.
1947-The Truman doctrine promises support to nations is founded.
1948-Marshall plan provides U.S aid to Europe.
1949-Nato is formed to detend Europe from communist
1950-Korean War begins
1970-1980- the Soviet Union is deteriorating
1990-Soviet Union colapses
When:1945-1991
Where:U.S, Europe -
Cold War/End of Cold War
Why:It ended because they ran out of money and the Soviet Union colapsed -
Korean War
Who: North and south korea ; American troups
What: War
Where: North and South Korea
When:June 1950 – 27 July 1953
Why: After World War II, the U.S. and Britain set up a pro-West side in South Korea and the Soviet Union set up communism in the North. The 38th parallel divides the North and the South. The failure to hold free elections in 1948 led to deeper divisions between the North and South.
At the Potsdam conference, the Allies decided to split up Korea (without telling them). -
JFK
Who:JKF and Lundon Johnson
What:1960 Kennedy and Johnson wins election
1961-First U.S astronaut goes to space
1962-Cuban missile starts nuclear war
1963:Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas; Lundon becomes president
When:1961-1963
Where:U.S
Why:Kennedy was elected president
