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Massacre at Mystic
was a three year war instigated by the Puritans to seize the tribes traditional land -
The Scalp Act
The act legalized the taking of scalps for money -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest- Dumped 342 chests of tea that was imported by the British East India -
The battle of Lexington and Concord
British troops moved towards Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists military supplies and arrest revolutionaries -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
12 out of 13 colonies voting and New York declining Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams all wrote that it was signed by congress on the day it was adopted -
The winter at valley forge
when the army marched into valley forge they were cold, hungry and sick and the were also suffering from low morale -
Article of confederation are ratified
conformation of the article by all 13 states didn't occur until March 1, 1781 -
The battle of yorktown
was one of the most important battles of the revolutionary -
The 3/5ths Compromise
was an agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention -
The Constitution is Ratified
The Constitution became the official structure of the government of the United States -
Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
the United states government finally began operations under the new frame of government -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
he legality of American ships participating in the trade -
Washingtons farewell address
Washington announced that he wouldn't look at third term as a president -
Death Of George Washington
George Washington died after being bled by leeches. -
Election Day 1800
John Adams v.s. Thomas Jefferson Part 2- Thomas Jefferson wins. Power went from one party to another -
Marbury vs Madison
first declared an act on congress -
Battle of Tippecanoe
was an American victory over First Nations during Tecumseh's War -
The Missouri Compromise
was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
Indian Removal Act
letting the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders -
Trail of Tears
the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma -
Nat Turner Rebellion
was an enslaved man who led a riot of enslaved people -
The Fugitive Slave Act
were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway enslaved people within the territory of the United States -
Dred Scott Decision
it was the supreme courts ruling that if you live in a free state or territory then you didnt have a legal right to own a slaved person -
The Dead Rabbits Riot
it was a two day civil disturbance in New York it was a small fight between member of the dead rabbit and the Bowery boys -
Emancipation Proclamation
announces "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
got rid of slavery in the United States -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
was a group of confederate veterans formed a secret society -
14th Amendment
it granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States” -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
controles almost all oil production, processing markets, and transportation in the united states -
15th Amendment
granted African American men the right to vote -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
bell wanted to improve and he mad an harmonic telegraph it allowed people to talk to each other through it -
Battle of Little Bighorn
was the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
was the first land rush into the unassighned lands -
Battle of Wounded Knee
The massacre was the climax of the U.S. Army's late 19th-century efforts to repress the Plains Indians. -
Ellis Island opens to process immigrants
is an historical site that opened as an immigration station -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
was a landmark the supreme court decision upheld the racial segrigation under he “separate but equal” doctrine -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The story about the adventures of a young girl who lived on a farm named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz after her and her pet dog Toto are swept away from their Kansas home by a tornado. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
he bought Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
was the 26th youngest president he had brought excietment and power to the office -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
an automaker and the worlds fifth largest auto based on worldwide vehicle sales -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
documented the aggressive techniques Standard Oil employed to outmaneuver and where necessary roll over whoever got in its way. -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
established Congress's right to impose a Federal tax income -
Angel Island Opens to process immigrants
was an immigrant station where immigrants entering the United states were detained and interrogated -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
modified article I section 3 of the constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators -
J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation -
Mein Kampf is Published
mein kampf was a blueprint of his agenda for a Third Reich and a clear exposition of the nightmare that will envelope Europe -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
half of the americans banks were failed and unemployment was coming -
The Dust Bowl Begins
the united states suffered severe dust storms during a dry period of time the 1930s as high winds and choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska -
The Empire State Building Opens
construction started in march and it opened thirteen months after -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
was 32 president of the united states he was also an american politician -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
adolf hiltler was set chancellor of germany he was ruled absolutley until he dies by suicide in april of 1945 -
CCC is Created
is apart of the New Deal legislation combating high unemployment during the Great Depression by putting hundreds of thousands of young men to work on environmental conservation projects -
WPA is Created
was an ambitious employment and infrastructure program created by President Roosevelt -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
American world heavyweight boxing champion -
Olympic Games in Berlin
Germany's return to the world community after isolation after their defeat in World War I -
Kristallnacht
was a mass murder against Jews carried out by SA paramilitary forces and civilians throughout Nazi Germany -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
a Pulitzer prize winning book written by John Steinbeck -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
is one of the best loved movies in history opens in theaters around the United States -
Germany Invades Poland
the beginning of world war ll -
The Battle of Britain
was the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force -
The Four Freedoms Speech
were goals made by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
was a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island Hawaii by the Japanese -
The Battle of Midway
was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
The Battle of Stalingrad
was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany -
Operation Torch
was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
to protect cultural treasures, gather information about war damage to such treasures, and compile data on cultural property -
The Battle of Kursk
was the largest tank battle in history -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches -
The Battle of the Bulge
the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
it was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
The Battle of Okinawa
it was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The bomb was dropped at 11:02 a.m., 1,650 feet above the city. The explosion unleashed the equivalent force -
The Death of FDR
roosevelt died after 4 terms in office -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
hitler died
