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May 25, 1419
Henry the Navigator
He directed Portugals' efforts to sail into the Atlantic. -
May 20, 1504
Hernan Cortes
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Apr 27, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
The date he led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe. -
Aug 16, 1530
French colonies
The first french colony was established. -
Powhatan
Chief Powhatan united all the Indian villages into the Powhatan Confederacy. -
Jamestown
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Quebec
Quebec City was founded by the French explorer and navigator Samuel de Champlain in 1608. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses held its first meeting in July 30, 1619. They were the first representative government group in the American colonies. The House met for the first time at Jamestown. Some of its most famous delegates were Partrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. The House of Burgesses consisted of 22 members, including the governor, 6 of his cabinet members, and 15 representatives of the various locals. -
Quakers
George Fox, a Quaker, began a four year journey throughout England in the mid 1630s. -
Roger William
Williams founded Rhode Island on this date. -
Bacon's Rebellion
The rebellion began. -
King Phillip's War
King Phillip's War begins when a massive Indian rebellion erupted. -
Great Awakening
The year the Great Awakening begun. -
Sugar Act
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Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty organizes a protest. -
Declatory Act
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Townshend Act
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Tea Act
The Tea Act was a law that placed a hefty tax on tea for all the colonists. This angered them because tea was their beverage of choice. The colonists didn't have any official representatives to argue for them. This will prompt the phrase "no taxation without representation". Colonists would soon start to protest against the act, as they did with many of the acts imposed on them. The tea act will lead to Boston Tea Party. -
Quartering Act
The quartering act was one of the many lacreated tby the British during the pre-revolutionary era. It forced colonists to provide housing for British troops. Also, the colonists had to provide the troops with daily necessities, such as food, water, and clothing. In a way, the act was an indirect method for taxing the colonists.The act angered many of the them and would contribute the the revolt that is to come. -
First Continental Congress
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Intolerable Act
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Common Sense
It was published. -
King George
He receives the declaration if independence. -
Declaration of Independence
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Valley Forge
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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation is the first national constitution created by the Continental Congress in 1777. The artciles limited the government in more ways than one. One of the weaknesses was the factor that the national government couldn't tax the states. There was no central government or control to regulate certain laws. Therefore, the states disagreed on many issues regarding slavery. This would lead to the ratification of the articles. -
Yorktown
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Virginia Plan
The plan is proposed at the Constitutional Convention on this date, The Virginia Plan was proposed by James Madison. It states that the U.S. should have three branches of government (executuve, legislative, judicial). It also suggested a bicameral system with a House of Representatives and Senate, with votes depending on state's population. The plan wanted to give the president the power to veto anything. Parts of this plan is incoporated into our government structure today. -
Shay's Rebellion
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Great Compromise
Delegates were arguing about the making of the constitution. They argued about how many representatives each state should be allowed. The larger states favored the Virginia Plan, meaning each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population. The smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan, meaning the number of representatives would be the same for each state. A intergration of these plans would be called the Great Compromise. -
NorthWest Ordinance
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion began in western Pennsylvania. It began when farmers started to resist tax on whiskey through protests and violence. Washington sent the military to break up the rebels. The rebellion quickly died down. The rebellion was proof of the clash between classes, the farmers versus the government. This rebellion is also remembered as the rebellion where the government can exercise control over state issues. -
John Adams
Adams becomes president. -
XYZ Affair
France began seizing American ships while they were on a voyage and refused to return them. French officials demanded a huge bribe before they would allow negotiations to begin. John Adams, who didn't want the public to know the french officials' names and therefore replaced them with letter X, Y, and Z. We see the passge of the Alien and Sedition Acs as a way to target french immigrants. The U.S. became anti-french as a result of the XYZ affair. -
James Monroe
He begins his term as President. -
John Calhoun
Calhoun publicly expresses his support of nullification. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was the first state to enter the Union following the Louisiana Purchase. Because of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted as a free state. Maine was admitted as a free state. Also, it stated that the southern border would permit slavery. The northern border states would not permit slavery. This act caused some controversy. -
Popular Sovereignty
Missori Compromise determines that popular sovereingty decides free/slave states. -
Erie Canal
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Indain Removal Act
The US government passed a law in 1830. This allowed the US government the right to force Indian tribes to leave their land and move to reservation lands. Some of the tribes did not agree to move and some of the tribes didn’t move from their territories. As a result, wars broke about between the U.S. government and Indian Tribes. -
Nullification Crisis
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Manifest Destiny
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Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians are removed from their land. -
Seneca Falls Convention
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Underground Railroad
Harrier Tubman led 100s of slaves to freedom. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The laws stated that escaped, or fugitive, slaves must be returned to their owners. It gave slave owners the right to have their runaway slaves returned to them regardless of which state they were now located in. It didn't matter the amount of time that had passed since the slave had run away. It was later amended to also include a penalty for any police office or official who did not arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
It is publsihed. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas begins. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act put into practice the idea of popular sovereignty. Citizens of the western states were allowed to vote on whether they wanted to enter into the union as a slave state or free state. Therefore, Kansas came in as a slave state, and Nebraska as a free state. This will cause some tension and uproar between the citizens of those, and violence will erupt. -
French and Indian War
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Lincoln-Douglas debate
The debate between Stephen and Lincoln begins. -
Dred Scott Case
A former slave named Dred Scott believed that he was free because his master had taken him to a free state. He sued for his freedom. The case was deliberated by the Supreme Court, who declared that slaves were property, not citizens. Therefore they could not sue in court. As a result, Dred Scott would have to remain a slave. -
Civil War
Civil War begins in 1861 and ends on 1865 . -
Emancipation Proclamation
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Antietam
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Vicksburg
Vicksburg is seiged during the Civil War. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln deliveres this famous speech. -
Robert E. Lee
Lee surrended to Ulyssess Grant in the Civil War. -
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Reconstructon Period
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Ku Klux Klan
The KKK formed in Tennesse. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant is elected President. -
Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws was enacted on this date. The Jim Crow laws were a series of rules imposed upon African-Americans to support segregation.For instance, blacks and whites had seperate drinking fountains and restrooms. Blacks were not permitted to eat in the same restaurants as whites, All these were ways to enforce white sumpremacy during that time period. -
Chinese-Exclusion Act
Chinese-Exculsion Act denied chinese laborers entrance to the United States. The Chinese laborers was creating competition within the U.S. labor markets. It also had some effects to Chinese who were already in the United States. It limited the civil rights of Chinese residents, and forbade their naturalization. This act was a display od pure nativism in the U.S. -
Hull House
The Hull House was created. -
Yosemite Park
Yosemite Park becomes a national park as part of the Conservation Movement. The park felt that the area was a national beauty that deserved to be preserved. Therefore, it became a public trust of California. Congress set aside over 1,500 square miles of land for what would become America's third national park. -
Ellis Island
It was opened on this date. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
The Plessy vs. Ferguson Case ruled that "seperate but equal" for different races was legal. The ruling applied to education and public facilities . Therefore, blacks had to endure further discrimination. Blacks lived in bad conditions and went to worse shcools. This was during the Reconstruction Era so it set back equal civil rights. -
Grandfather clause
The date the law was institiuted among several southern states. -
Open Door Policy
The policy was initiated on this date. It called for equal trading agreements and implications for the US. with China. It stated that all nations should have equal access to any of the ports open to trade in China. This was a way the United States tried to control foreign. They wanted to invest in all of China's resources. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the U.S. had a right and responsibilty to intervene in any foreign relations in Latin America. If any of those countries are being threatened or are causing a threat, then the U.S. can take any extensive measures necessary.This was the U.S.'s way of execersing political control. It was also an effort to maintain international stability. This law is an extension of the Monroe Doctrine. -
W.E. Dubois
Du Bois founded and began the Niagara movement. -
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair publishes his book, "The Jungle". -
Angel Island
Angel Island oficially opened on this date. -
NAACP
NAACP is founded. -
Oil Industry
Standard Oil Copnay's trust was busted by the Supreme Court. -
Ottoman Empire
It was formed. -
Panama Canal
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Worl War One
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Allied Powers
The Allied Powers were officially formed on this date. -
U-boat Warfare
The practice of U-boat warfare became known during World War I. Germany, trying to annoy the U.S., began to use torpedoes as well as on deck guns to sink ships. Germans attacked civilian ships, most likely because the ships were carrying military supplies. So, there was a great possibilty that Americans could be harm by the Germans. This sparked anger and a sense of nationalism in U.S. citizens to encourage U.S. entrance into WWI. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note was a telegraph sent to Mexico by Germany.Germany suggested to Mexico that they form an alliance and attack the U.S. In return, Germany promised Mexico restoration of former Mexican land. However, the U.S. government intercepted the message. Woodrow Wilson, as a rsult, declared war and entered into WWI. -
League of Nations
The League of Natons formed at a peace conference. -
Women's Voting RIght
Women were legally allowed to vote. -
Hoovervilles
The construction and concept of "Hoovervilles" was estbalished during the 1930s. -
New Deal Programs
The New Deal programs were Franklin Roosevelt's plan to revive the economy during the Great Depression. He put inplace programs dealing with agriculture, jobs, and labor unions. For example, his program called the Fair Labor Standards Act set a maximum work week of 40 hours, and a minimum pay of 40 cents/hour for employees. This among many other programs helped stablize the economy. -
Dust Bowl
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Overproduction
Combination of drought, loose topsoil, and high winds leads to dust storms. -
Period: to
World War Two
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Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was an act passed by the U.S. govenment during World War II. It gave the president the right to sell and ship goods, arms and machinery to their allied countries to assist in the war. The allies must repay the U.S. back based on certain terms. The U.S. used the act as a way to ensure security for Americans during any future international disputes. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
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D-Day
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Operation Overlord
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Island Hopping
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Nagasoki Bomb Dropping
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G.I. Bill
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Truman Doctrine
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Marshall Plan
It was approved by President Truman on this date. -
Cold War
Cold War begins on 1948 and ends on 1991. -
Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Brown v. Board of Education
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Interstate Highway Act
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Little Rock Nine Incident
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SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
SNCC was formed by groups of college students who wanted to desegregate the country and push for civil rights for African-Americans. They organized multiple sit-ins to challenge Jim Crow laws, especially in the South. There were also known for organizing freedom rides to enforce civil rights legislation, primarily in the most challenging states in the South. SNCC, although started out as a peaceful bunch, broke off and eventually radicalized to become more violent. -
McCarthyism
The concept begins. -
John F. Kennedy
JFK gets elected. -
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs invasion was a plan created by the United States during John F. Kennedy's presidency. It involved sending Cubans trained by the U.S. to Cuba carry out Fidel Castro's execution. The Cubans was supposed to overthrow Castro's communist government, giving the U.S. the opportunity to replace it with a more democractic one. However, Kennedy failed to provide enough military support when the plan was launched. The invasion failed, and the Cuban government distrusted the U.S. as a result. -
March on Washington
Black activists felt that the progress with civil rights was decreasing. So they called for a widespread movement to enforce civil rights and justice for African-Americans. Its participants had come by train, plane and buses from all over the U.S. for what was called the March on Washington. This movement was televised and some very prominent figures spoke and participated. This publicized the social and economic injustices being faced by blacks and pressured government for change by law. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Economic Opportunity Act
The act served as initial step on "the war on poverty" and was part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program. The objective was to help the poor by enabling them to pull themselves from the grip of poverty.The purpose was to improve the role of the government in the improvement of education. The act consisted of several social programs such as Jobs Corp, Work Study, and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). It was very helpful in providing training, education,& jobs for americans -
Medicare
Lyndon B. Johnson signs the law approving Medicare. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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"Black Power"
The term was used by Adam Clayton in his address to Howard University on this date. The emergence of the phrase came about in the early 1960s. -
Vietcong
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Vietnam War
The war ends. -
Reagonomics
Concept was created during Reagon's presidential campaign.
