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1492
The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas betweene Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus’s discovery of The New World
Christopher Columbus set sail to the indies but instead found new the new world . This lead to the columbian Exchange. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
A Treaty signed by Spain and Portugal, that divided the territories of the New World. Spain received the bulk of territory in the Americas, and gave Portugal land in Africa and Asia. -
1512
Encomienda system established
The encomienda system was created by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian labor and behavior during the colonization of the America. -
1520
Disease introduced to Indians
Diseases were introduced to Indians and caused many to die. smallpox killed the greatest number of Indians, followed by measles, influenza, and bubonic plague -
1555
Tobacco introduced to Europe
Tobacco was introduced to Europe after it was found in the new world. It soon became one of the most profitable crops .This New World commodity worked well in the mercantile system: This is one of many crops brought to Europe from the columbian Exchange. -
Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was founded on March 14, 1607. It was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Pequot War
War between an alliance of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies, with American Indian allies (the Narragansett, and Mohegan Indians), against the Pequot Indians. This war saw the elimination of the Pequot in New England, and is an example of the Puritan use of genocide towards Native Americans. -
Trans-Atlantic Slave trade
The transatlantic slave trade was the biggest deportation in history and a necessity in the world economy of the 18th century. Millions of Africans were torn from their homes, deported to the American continent and sold as slaves. -
Bacon’s revolution
The early settlers of Jamestown often fought with the Native Americans over land. When the settlers couldn't get the governor to help them with their fight, they started a rebellion known as Bacon's Rebellion. It was the first rebellion in the American Colonies. -
Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680(Popé's Rebellion)was an uprising of of the indian Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa, present day New Mexico. The Pueblo People killed 400 Spanish and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province. -
Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century -
The Chickasaw wars
The Chickasaw Wars were fought in the 18th century between the Chickasaw and British forces against the French and the Choctaws and Illinois Confederation. It lasted from 1721 – 1763. -
The Great Awakening
Puritanism had declined by the 1730s, and people were upset about the decline in religion. The Great Awakening was a sudden outbreak of religious fervor that swept through the colonies. One of the first events to unify the colonies. -
Rise of Mercantilism
Mercantilism was an economic theory from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted governmental regulation of a nation's economy for the purpose of increasing state power at the expense of rival national powers. -
Articles of confederation
a document that limited states from holding more power, it was considered a weak document for the United States government. -
Great Compromise
a compromise that equal representation would exist in the senate. it combined needs of large and small states and formed a sensible resolution to their problems. -
Anti-federalist
it was a group that disagreed with the constitution. they believed that peoples rights were being taken away so they needed a bill of rights. -
The constitution
it was the foundation of our country national government, power of national government. it established protection for their rights of everyone. -
Individual rights
the first 8 amendments of the constitution officially provided individual rights. it guaranteed certain freedoms and rights. -
Washington farewell speech
the speech made by George Washington was a document saying how the US should not be in a permanent alliance with another country. -
The Second great Awakening
it began in 1790 but got momentum in 1800. it was the second religious expansion and brought a new philosophy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance. -
First wave Immigration
During the 1800s- 1920s there was a wave of immigrants that were mostly Irish and German. They contributed with their culture and labor in America. -
Abolitionist movement
Abolitionism is a general term which describes the movement to end slavery. The abolitionist movement wanted to end slavery. -
Louisiana Purchase
It was when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase from France. the us doubled in size and was open up for expansion . Thomas Jefferson changed his interpretation from strict to loose. -
The War of 1812
a war between Britain and the US. it was caused by american outrage over imperialist of the american sailors by the British. -
Panic of 1819
it was a post war depression caused by overpopulation and reduced demands for goods after war. -
second wave immigration (1820-1870)
second wave immigration was when immigrants came from Europe mostly and South America . -
Monroe Doctrine
it was a declaration that Europe should not interfere in a affair of the western hemisphere, any interference would be seen as a threat to the US. The United States wanted to be more independent. -
Manifest destiny
a 19th century doctrine of belief that the expansion of the US thought out the american constitution was both justified and inevitable. -
Nativist movement
n response to the waves of immigration in the mid-nineteenth century, Nativists created political parties and tried to limit the rights of immigrants. They believed they were true native americans. -
Popular sovereignty
It Was a constitutional principal that our government has power because people give it power by voting. -
Anaconda plan
A three step plan to take out the south and take control of the Mississippi river. -
Emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control. -
Transcontinental railroad
The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west and was a major technological advance. -
Compromise of 1877
The Compromise of 1877 was a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election -
Chinese exclusion
t was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. those on the West Coast were especially prone to attribute declining wages and economic ills on the despised Chinese workers. -
Ghost dance movement
The Ghost Dance was a new religious movement incorporated into numerous American Indian belief systems -
Populism
populism is a belief in the power of regular people, and in their right to have control over their government rather than a small group of political insiders or a wealthy elite -
Assimilation of Native Americans
The cultural assimilation of Native Americans was an assimilation effort by the United States to transform Native American culture to European -
Gilded age
The Gilded Age is defined as the time between the Civil War and World War I during which the U.S. population and economy grew quickly, -
Buying on margin
Buying on margin became so popular that by the late 1920s, ninety percent of the purchase price of the stock was being made with borrowed money. -
Birth of mass culture
During the 1920s, many Americans had extra money to spend, and they spent it on consumer goods such as ready-to-wear clothes and home appliances like electric refrigerators -
Women’s right movement
A campaign for equal pay, voting rights, less discrimination against women, etc -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic expansion that took place in Harlem, New York. -
Teapot dome scandal
Secretary of the Interior (Albert Fall) leased government land in California and at Teapot Dome, Wyoming to 2 oil executives- Fall became the first Cabinet official to be sent to prison -
Red scare
As the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States intensified in the late 1940s and early 1950s, hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. became known as the Red Scare. -
The Truman Doctrine And Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine was President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism. The Marshall Plan was a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe. Both of these programs were made to contain communism. -
Communism
communism is a a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. -
NSC-68
This was a 58 page report/memo that acted as a blueprint to contain communism. It was one of the most important statements of American policy that launched the Cold War. -
Brown v Board of Education decision
The brown v board of education decision was when the Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools for blacks were inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. The decision helped develop the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960. -
The Berlin Wall
The purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western fascists from entering East Germany. It separated communist from capitalists. The Berlin Wall was build in 1962 and stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens could cross the border whenever they please -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis occured when the Soviets installed nuclear missiles in Cuba and American spy planes captured the missiles on camera. This led to a serious stand off between the USA and the USSR which brought the world almost to a nuclear war. -
The Civil Rights act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination of employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. It also banned discrimination in any public area. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 became the turning point for Black Americans and led to the fair treatment of other minorities and women. -
Civil rights act of 1964
ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Underground movement
network of draft counseling groups and houses used to help Vietnam-era draft dodgers escape to Canada -
War Powers Act
The war powers act was an act the required the president to notify congress within 48 hours if the president wanted to send troops somewhere. The conflicts could also only last 60 days unless congres sais otherwise. This act was created after the Vietnamese war so that the president doesn’t have excessive power to cause wars again. -
Ronald Reagan Elected
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Ronald Reagan is most known for being president during the end of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. He's also famous for his economic policy called Reaganomics, and being a film star. -
Berlin Wall Fell
After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on 9 November 1989 that all citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin. Crowds of East Germans crossed and climbed onto the Wall, joined by West Germans on the other side in a celebration. -
End of Cold War
on 3 December 1989 the Cold War 'officially' ended when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met with US president George Bush aboard a Soviet ship -
Persian Gulf War began
The Gulf War was fought between Iraq and a coalition of nations that included Kuwait, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia, and more. It began when Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990 and ended with a cease fire declared on February 28, 1991. -
The World Wide Web went public
On 6 August 1991, the World Wide Web went live to the world. The World Wide Web is defined as an information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another. It was a huge technological advance. -
9/11 terrorist attack
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. 2,996 people were killed and more than 6,000 others wounded. -
United States invades Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq lasted from 20 March to 1 May 2003 and signalled the start of the Iraq War, which was dubbed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the United States. They were fighting to disarm the Iraqi government and free citizens . -
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The Great Recession
The Great Recession was a period of economic decline in world markets during the late 2000s and early 2010s. The scale and timing of the recession varied from country to country.
