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1452
Christopher Columbus
sailed from Italy to discover a new way of trade to the Asian side of the world, but instead they did they found what was the Americas but they had thought that they landed in India or Indonesia and that why they called them Indians. -
1497
John Cabot.
a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of the mainland of North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century -
1513
ponce de leon
He led the first known European expedition to La Florida, which he named during his first voyage to the area in 1513. -
1530
hernando de soto
a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. -
1534
Jacques Cartier
was a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. -
1540
Francisco Velasquez
a Spanish conquistador and explorer who led a large expedition from Mexico to present-day Kansas through parts of the southwestern United States between 1540 and 1542. -
henry hudson
an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the northeastern United States. -
First Anglo-Powhatan War
Series of clashes between the Powhatan Confederacy and English settlers in Virginia -
Pequot War
Series of clashes between English settlers and Pequot Indians in the Connecticut River valley. Ended in the slaughter of the Pequots by the Puritans and their Narragansett Indian allies. -
English Civil War
Armed conflict between royalists and parliamentarians, resulting in the victory of pro-Parliament forces and the execution of Charles I. -
Second Anglo-Powhatan War
Last-ditch effort by the Indians to dislodge Virginia settlements. The resulting peace treaty formally separated white and Indian areas of settlement. -
King Phillip's War
Series of assaults by Metacom, King Philip, on English settlements in New England. The attacks slowed the westward migration of New England settlers for several decades. -
Tuscarora War
Began with an Indian attack on Newbern, North Carolina. After the Tuscaroras were defeated, remaining Indian survivors migrated northward, eventually joining the Iroquois Confederacy as its sixth nation. -
French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)
Nine-year war between the British and the French in North America. It resulted in the expulsion of the French from the North American mainland and helped spark the Seven Years' War in Europe. -
american revolutionary war
an armed struggle for secession from the British Empire by the Thirteen Colonies that would sooner or later become the united states -
second Cherokee war
a series of armed conflicts when the Cherokee fought to prevent the encroachment of American settlers into eastern Tennessee and eastern Kentucky; under British rule, this land had been preserved as native territory. -
Cherokee–American wars
a continuation of the Second Cherokee War that included a larger number of native tribes attempt to halt the expansion of settlers into Kentucky and Tennessee -
Northwest Indian War:
a series of battles with various native tribes in present-day Ohio. The goal of the campaign was to affirm American sovereignty over the region and to create increased opportunities for settlement. -
Shays' Rebellion
debtor's revolt over a credit squeeze that had financially devastated many farmers. The federal government was fiscally unable to raise an army to assist the state militia in combating the uprising. the weakness of the national government bolstered the arguments in favor of replacing the Articles of Confederation -
Whiskey Rebellion
a series of protests against the institution of a federal tax on the distillation of spirits as a revenue source for repaying the nation's war bonds. The revolt was centered upon southwestern Pennsylvania, although violence occurred throughout the Trans-Appalachian region. -
Quasi-War
an undeclared naval war with France over American default on its war debt. An additional mitigating factor was the continuation of American trade with Britain, with whom their former French allies were at war. This contest included land actions, such as that in the Dominican Republic city of Puerto Plata, where U.S. Marines captured a French vessel under the guns of the forts. Congress authorized military action through a series of statutes -
First Barbary War
a series of naval battles in the Mediterranean against the Kingdom of Tripoli, a quasi-independent state of the Ottoman Empire. Action was in response to the capture of numerous American ships by the infamous Barbary pirates. The federal government rejected the Tripolitan request for an annual tribute to guarantee safe passage, and an American naval blockade ensued. -
war of 1812
united states declared war on the united kingdom Among the issues leading to the war were British impressment of American sailors into the Royal Navy -
battle of new orleans
General Andrew Jackson went to New Orleans to stop the British from attacking them from the back. They hide and start shooting the British and win,even though the war of 1812 already ended. But it did boost Americans pride. -
Spanish Florida
United States forces destroyed Negro Fort, which harbored fugitive slaves making raids into United States territory. -
cuba
Brief landings in pursuit of pirates occurred April 8 near Escondido; April 16 near Cayo Blanco; July 11 at Siquapa Bay; July 21 at Cape Cruz; and October 23 at Camrioca. -
peru
Commodore David Porter with a landing party attacked the town of Fajardo which had sheltered pirates and insulted American naval officers. He landed with 200 men in November and forced an apology. Commodore Porter was later court-martialed for overstepping his powers. -
greece
In October and November, landing parties hunted pirates on the Mediterranean islands of Argentiere (Kimolos), Myconos, and Andros -
mexico
president tyler deployed us forces to protect texas against mexico pending senate approval of a treaty of annexation -
mexican - american war
the united states saw that there was a state war after the annexation of texas, after not being able to resolve a boundary dispute between the 2 countries. -
ottoman empire
after there was a massacre of foreginers a squadron of the Mediterranean were ordered to be along the Turkish coast -
Nicaragua
us landed in nicaragua to protect american lives and during political disturbances -
panama
us troops were landed on the coast of panama and republic of new Grenada, to protect he american interest during an insurrection -
utah war
was a dispute between Mormon settlers in the Utah territory and the government of the united states -
mexico
200 troops crossed rio grande int he chase of Mexican nationalist juan cortina -
reconstruction
after the civi war there were some things that lincoln wanted tp do to help the seperated sides be whole again after all the damage that the south had taken, this was called presidential reconstruction but he didnt live to see it happen. -
american civil war
AA war between the south and the north of the united states, the union which was the north and the confederation which as the south. which was triggered by when the southern states started seceded from the union to keep their plantation type economy instead of industrializing -
reconstruction
after the war was done and the south had been demilitarized there were a lot of things that had to be done before the south could get back the freedom that they once had. They started to reconstruct the south by using the reconstruction act. -
kingdom of Hawaii
american troops were there to protect the interests of the american people living in Hawaii during their american led revolution -
Argentina
there military was stationed Buenos aris to protect the us consultant and legation -
homestead strike
there were some labor unions that were trying to fight for better working consitins at a steel mill and by protesting they lockef them selves in the steel mill which ended up being the worst thing for the workers because the owner decided to call in the pikertons that would do jos that were non military like and were the secret service of icoln before he died. -
Spanish american war
the united states of america devlared war on sain after the sinking of the uss maine which later was found out that spain didnt even sink it, but this war,us gained piuerto rico, guam and Philippeines -
chinas boxer rebellion
american troops participated in the protection of forgein lives during the boxer lives -
world war 1
united states devlared war on germany after germany had participated in unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegraph to mexico proposing that if they invaded the us they would give mexico all the land that the us had taken from mexico -
russia
united states troops were sent to russia t protect a radio station that was established in Russian territory on island Vladivostok -
china
american forces were established in china to protect the interests of the american government from japan fro invading Shanghai. -
world war 2
the us declared war on germany japan and italy after japan bombed pearl harbor in an attempt to force the united states to join the axis powers but then joined the allies after they were bombed, allies ended up winning shortly after dropping atomic bombs on japan and shook the world with the power of the united states -
bombing of pearl harbor
japan bombed pearl harbor which was a shock because it was a surprise attack on the residents of pearl harbor. -
occupation in part of germany
us militray starts to estabish in germany after the world war to help reconstruct and keep order since they were not allowed to mobilize and create another army due to them being the responsible of the ww2 -
occupation of japan
there were some us military help in the kjaoan area after the war to help it reconstruct after the destructive atomiocs bombs that were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki. marking tthe decrease of resisitence from the axis powers towards the end of the war. -
berlin airlift
soviet put a halt to to land supplies to the east side so the us and britian started bringing supplies to the east by plane and dropping them on little parachutes. -
korean war
it was us way to respond tot he invasion of the north Koreans to the south Koreans to keep communism from spreading to country to country. -
bay of pigs invasion
the us tried to invade cuba to try to get communism out of cuba by assassinating fidel castro and get rid of the possible nuclear warheads that were put there by russia that had allied with cuba during the heights of the cold war -
north Vietnam
a series of bombing of the us on north Vietnam territory that occurred on Christmas day ranging from December 18-29 -
evacuation of vietnam
president regan started to send military help to help the refugees and wounded soldiers that was the cause of the oush back from the north Vietnamese communists. -
1980 to present lebanon
regan deployed 800 soldiers to lebanon to restore the lebanese government. -
persian gulf.
to protect the american of tankers that were going for the oil in the persian gulf countries -
gulf war
iraq invaded kwuait and refused to leave the area.so usa started to try to push the iraq amry out -
iraq operation desert fox
u.s and britian started a series of bombing throughout 4 days on iraq -
war in Afghanistan
usa started to invade afganistan for the purpose in response to the 9/11 attacks from the war on terror. -
war in iraq
usa started to incade the iraq with other countries to try to disarm the iraqi amry -
al-queda in yemen
us started drone attacks on the yemen based al-queda terrorists
