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1492
Christopher Colombus discovers America
Christopher Colombus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. During his exploration, he found America. -
1500
European Diseases
The Europeans brought diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, smallpox, measles and influenza to the indigenous population. The population numbers of the Native Americas fell from 80 million to less than 1 million. -
1533
Incan Civilization Destroyed (European Colonies)
Pizarro holds the king captive and demands a room full of gold. After the Incans comply with his demands, he proceeds to kill the king. -
Roanoke (European Colonies)
The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina. The city of Roanoke disappeared and no one knows why it did. -
Boston Massacre (American Revolution)
This was a very bloody incidents on King Street by the British. While the European colonist were having a mob, the British soldiers opened fire and kills many of the colonist. -
Boston Revolution (American Revolution)
On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war. -
Constitutional Convention
A group of delegates met in order to from a constitution. They made the decision to have a Senate which has 2 members per states and a House of Representatives which has representation based on population. -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was a machine that helped the people in the South produce more cotton. This was very essential to the economy of the South because there were no more slaves doing the work but instead, had machines to do the work for them . -
Thomas Jefferson buys Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson, the president of the United States, met with the leader of France who was names Napoleon. Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana from France for 15 million dollars. Upon buying it, he sent Lewis and Clack to explore the new land. -
Immigrants Coming to America
Immigration was one of the main sources for the growing population of the United States. The immigrants helped to build the nation's growing industry which then lead to the industrial revolution. -
Battle of Gettysburg (Civil War)
Over 165,000 soldiers participate in the largest battle in the Western Hemisphere. After three days of fighting, Lee retreats, leaving 4,000 dead Confederates. Total casualties: 23,000 Union, 28,000 Confederates. -
Freedman's Bureau
The U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, popularly known as the Freedmen's Bureau, was established in 1865 by Congress to help former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War -
World War 1
The nations of Europe went to war. By the end of the war, more than 37 million people were dead or wounded. -
New Deal (Great Depression)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932. He proposed a "New Deal" plan which was important to give people jobs after the economy crashed. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor (World War)
In 1941, the Japanese led a surprise airstrike on the American Naval Base. This is the event that brought us deeper into the war. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man. As a result she was thrown in jail which angered a lot of African Americans. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets put missiles Cuba and Cuba is very close to Florida. The United States demanded that the missiles be removed. -
9/11 Terrorist Attack
Terrorist from Al Queda hijacked planes flying in the United States. The two planes hit the 2 World trade centers injuring thousands.