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Aug 3, 1492
Colombus Lands In America
On August 3rd, 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail. With three ships, Columbus and his crew landed in the Bahamas on October 12th of the same year. -
Jamestown
on may 14th 1607, Jamestown was founded. It was run by a man named John Smith. Being the first colony in the americas life was hard. A majority of the settlers died of starvation or disease and the settlers had to rely on the native americans to survive. -
Pilgrims land
November 11th, 1620, the Mayflower landed in New England after a 66 day voyage. The Mayflower carried 102 pilgrims and a crew of 30 members. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American colonist Born January 1st 1735. Paul is famous for his midnight ride to alert the colonial militia. As well as his famous painting of the Boston massacre. -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian wars were many conflicts over the span of 74 years. The wars were thought to be Great Britain and there Indian allies vs France and their Indian allies. The wars were fought over territory in North America, in the end Great Britain won. -
The end of the French and Indian war (Road to Revolution)
The end of the French and indian war which great Britain was involved in would mean that they would have to get money, and they would do so by taxing the colonists. -
Sugar act (road to revolution)
This British law charged duties on sugar imported by by colonies. Along with this their were also other products that were taxed. -
Currency act (Road to revolution)
The currency act placed several regulations on money earned by the colonists. The act was meant to protect British merchants. -
Stamp act (Road to revolution)
This law required certain printed materials including newspaper in america be on papers produced by Britain and stamped with a revenue stamp. -
Quartering act (Road to revolution)
This act forced the colonists to provide food and shelter to the colonists. It also forced them to provide soldiers with any needed accommodations. -
Townshend act (Road to revolution)
This was a series of acts passed in an attempt to assert what Britain considered to be the historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly. -
Boston Massacre (Road to Revolution)
The Boston massacre was an event where an angry mob of colonists confronted British soldiers. after colonists started throwing things the British opened fire, resulting in the death of 5 colonists. This event would lead to the famous painting by Paul Revere. -
Tea act (Road to Revolution)
The tea acted granted the British east india tea company a monopoly on tea sales, this would later lead go the Boston tea party. -
Boston Tea party (Road to Revolution)
In response to the tea act colonists dressed as native americans, went on to a British imported tea ship and dumped all the tea into the Boston harbor. There was so much tea that it turned the harbor red. -
Intolerable act (Road to Revolution)
This was a series of laws passed after the Boston tea party. This act closed the Boston harbor until the money for the tea was payed. It also limited the authority of the colonists. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battle of the revolutionary war. The Americans ended up winning the battle forcing the British to retreat back to Boston. -
Declaration of Independence
56 people signed the declaration of independence, with this act a nation was born. John Adams said that this would be "the most memorable epocha in the history of America". -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention lasted for four months starting May 25th and ending September 17th 1787. It was originally intended to fix the old government system but in the end names like James Madison, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton created a whole new government. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the united states. He was one of the founding fathers and was a leader in the revolution. He was president from 1789 to 1797. -
Jefferson Presidency
Thomas Jefferson was elected march 4th 1801 and his term lasted until March 4th 1809. Jefferson beat out John adams in the election. During his term Jefferson set out on reducing the size of the government by reducing the amount of taxes. -
Louisiana purchase
In 1803 the U.S went through with the Louisiana purchase acquiring 827,000 acres of land west of the Mississippi for 15 million. This was the largest amount of land the U.S would purchase. -
Lincon Presidency
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the united states. He led the U.S through the civil war, and by doing so he preserved the union. Lincoln was deeply involved in the power issues in the states. He would later on be assassinated. -
Missouri Compromise
With growing tensions in the U.S between the north and the south the Missouri compromise was made in an effort to preserve the balance of power in congress between slave and free states. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson began his presidency March 4th 1829. Andre jackson is on the 20 dollar bill and is a very controversial president because the trail of tears. Andrew jackson also was responsible for founding the political force which would later be known as the democratic party. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian removal act was signed by president Andrew Jackson in may of 1830. The law allowed the president to negotiate with native american tribes to have them be removed. This act would later cause the trail of tears. -
Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of violent political confrontations in the U.S involving anti slavery or "free staters" and pro-slavery or "Border Ruffian" or southern elements in Kansas. -
Dred Scott vs Sanford
The Dred Scott vs Sanford case was a bid decision by the united states supreme court. It Stated that "A negro who's ancestors were imported into, and sold as slaves, weather enslaved or free could not be an american citizen". This case was very controversial because many thought that the case was treated un fairly. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
On April 12 1861, the confederacy attack the union, they wanted to occupy Fort Sumter because the fort lied in south Carolina. This marked the start of the civil war -
Emancipation Proclimation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by president Lincoln. This ordered that all slaves in rebellious states shall be let free and forever be free. -
Appomattox courthouse
On April 9th 1865, general Robert E Lee surrendered his army of northern Virginia to the union. This day marked the end of the civil war which was the bloodiest battle in U.S history. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Shortly after 10 pm, Actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidents box at ford theater, and proceeded to shoot and kill president Lincoln. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, the reason John killed him was because he thought it would "aid the south". -
13th Amendment ratified
January 31st the 13th amendment was passed by congress. This would mark the end of slavery. it wasn't ratified until later that year on December 6th. -
Chinese Exclusion act
The first significant law that restricted immigration into the U.S. The act was passed by president Chester A. Arthur. The Chinese exclusion act provided an absolute 10 year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. -
Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a suffragist, Feminist, and woman rights activist and one of the main leaders for the campaign of the nineteenth amendment. The nineteenth amendment gave woman the right to vote and prohibits sex discrimination. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman antitrust act was passed by president Benjamin Harrison. The act was meant to prevent an artificial rising in price by business. this played a huge part in the economy. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Know as one of the worst supreme court decisions Plessy v Ferguson upheld the constitutionality for racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the facilities were equal in quality. -
Spanish American war
The Spanish American war was fought between the U.S and Spain, the war started after the U.S.S main had an eternal explosion. The U.S let by teddy Roosevelt helped Cuba gain their independence from Spain. -
Al Capone
Also knows as scarface, Al was a famous mobster and crime boss in the 1920s in Chicago. He made his money by illegally selling alcohol, and helped create a crime empire in Chicago. -
T. roosevelt presidency
Teddy roosevelt was at the time the youngest president at 40 years old. During his reign teddy hard a storing focus on foreign policy. He was president from 1901 to 1909. -
Wilson presidency
President Woodrow wilson was in office during WWI, he was a strong advocate of democracy and is ranked as one of the best presidents by historians. Wilsons term ended march 4th 1921. -
WWI begins
Know as the war to end all wars world WWI was fought between the allies consisting of Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United states. And the central powers consisting of Germany, Austria Hungary, the Ottoman empire and Bulgaria. -
Panama Canal
The panama canal was the largest american engineering project to date. The panama canal connects to the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, The canal is a key conduit for international trade. -
The Great Migration
The great migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of rural south U.S to urban mid west. This would later result in the Harlem Renaissance. -
WWI ends
On this date Germany formally surrendered marking the end of the war.and on June 28 1919 the treaty of Versailles was signed. Germany who was blamed for the war, would be punished greatly for the war. -
Nineteenth amendment
With the passing of the nineteenth amendment all woman now had the right to vote. This would mark the start of a country where men and women were considered equal. -
The treaty of Versailles
This treaty would end WWI, in the treaty Germany was greatly punished for the war. The treaty also required Germany to accept responsibility for the war, as well as making them disarm their military. -
Harlem Renaissance
This was the start to the development of harlem, a neighbor hood in New York . The Harlem Renaissance started in the 1920's and ended in the mid 30's. During this time we saw a huge spike in black culture. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment marked the start of prohibition, a time where selling or importing alcohol was considered a federal offense. This would also start the rise of organized crime. -
Gitlow V Newyork
Gitlow vs Newyork was a case that how the first amendment and protection of free speech was affected. -
Stock Market crash
The stock market crash of 1929 lasted about 10 years, it would also be one of the main contributors to the great depression. During this time nearly half of americas banks had failed.
