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1492
Columbus Lands in the Americas
on august 3rd 1492 columbus set sail from spain with 3 ships called the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña. On october 12th landed on the shore of the bahamas and shortly after spain claimed the land. Shortly after that Columbus sighted Cuba and eventually he made a small colony with his 39 men. -
Jamestown
In the early 1600’s english colonizers came with a ship from london to create a colony in the new territories. The lineup of ships was Susan Constant, Discovery, and Godspeed which was led by Captain Christopher Newport. On may 14th Captain Edward Maria Wingfield selected a large piece of land on a peninsula just inside of the atlantic ocean. It was a prime land for settling and it was also very close to the land. -
Steam Engine
A steam engine is a engine that performs mechanical work using steam. The first crude steam powered machine was built by Thomas Savery, of England, in 1698. -
Pilgrims land
On November 11th 1720 the mayflower landed in new england after a 66 day trip. Initially the pilgrims were trying to land near the Hudson river in New York but because of the Dangerous winds it changed the path of the mayflower. This caused the pilgrims to make the decision to settle in New England. -
French/indian war
The French and Indian war created a conflict between the colonies of British America against those of New France. Each side was supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. At the start of the war the french colonies only had around 60,000 settlers whereas the british colonies had 2 million people. The french were so outnumbered mostly because of the Indians. -
Spinning Jenny - Extra
The spinning jenny is a spinning frame, and is a key development in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill, Oswaldtwistle. -
Lexington and concord
The Lexington and Concord battles were the first conflicts of the revolutionary war. The battles were fought in middlesex county, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
Declaration of independence
The signing of the Declaration of Independence happened on august 2nd 1776 at the Pennsylvania State House, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 56 delegates of the second continental congress represented the 13 former colonies which had declared themselves the "United States of America”. -
Invention of the power loom - Extra
The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and was first constructed in 1785. It was refined over the next 47 years until a design by Kenworthy and Bullough. -
Constitutional convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in the old Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. the Convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. -
Invention of the Telegram - Extra
The telegraph made long-distance communication easier in throughout the 1800's. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. -
Invention of cotton gin
Eli whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin on October 28 1793. The patent was granted on March 14, 1794, but was not validated until 1807. Whitney's patent was assigned patent number 72X -
Invention of the Battery - Extra
1800, Volta invented the first battery, which was refereed to as the voltaic pile. The voltaic pile consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other. -
Jefferson Presidency
Thomas Jefferson was an American founding father who was one of the main authors of the Declaration of independence. He served as the 3rd president of the United states from March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809. While Jefferson was in office he stressed equal and exact justice to all men, minority rights, and freedom of speech, religion, and press. -
Louisiana Purchase-
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the louisiana territory. It was acquired from france in 1803 when the United states paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs. The territory contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River also large portions of the dakotas. -
Missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise was the legislation that provided for the admission of Maine to the United States as a free state along with Missouri as a slave state. This helped to keep the balance of the power equal between the North and the South. -
Jackson Presidency
Andrew Jackson was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Jackson was elected he gained popularity by being a general in the united states army and served in both houses of congress. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830. The law made it so that the president is able to negotiate with southern Native american tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their lands. -
Bessemer Process - Extra
The Bessemer process was one of the first ever cheap industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. The key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron -
Dred Scott v Sandford
The Dred Scott case was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on U.S. labor law and constitutional law. It held that a negro’s ancestors were imported into the US and sold as slaves, even if they were enslaved or free, they could not be an american citizen. -
Lincoln Wins very close Race - SPECIAL
Abraham Lincoln wins a four-way race for President of the United States. Although he doesn't win a popular majority and isn't even on the ballot in nine Southern states, he earns enough electoral votes to beat all other oppenents. This is important because Lincoln was a huge part of the civil war -
Lincoln Presidency
Abraham Lincoln was lawyer and an american statesman was the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until he was assassination in April 1865. Lincoln was the leader during the civil war… which was the bloodiest war and was a political crisis. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
The battle of fort sumter was the bombing of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army. The return gunfire and ending up in surrender by the Army, started the American Civil War. -
Lincoln requesting the army - SPECIAL
Lincoln addresses Congress and requests the enlistment of a Union Army. Congress authorizes a call for 500,000 men. It is clear now that the war will not be short. This is important because it shows how dominant the union army was. -
First battle of bull Run - SPECIAL
The First Battle of Bull Run puts Union General Irvin McDowell against the new Confederate army. McDowell is defeated and has to retreat, which is about forty miles away. This is important because it shows how powerful the Confederates were. -
Battle of Shiloh - SPECIAL
The Battle of shiloh was the battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. This battle was important because it was a big part in to who won the war -
Second battle of Bull run- Special
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862 in Prince William County, Virginia. There was a lot more casualties from the second battle of bull run than the first. This is important because of the scale of how big the fight is. -
Fredricksburg - SPECIAL
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. This battle was important Because it was a turning point in the war -
Battle of Antietam - SPECIAL
The Battle of Antietam was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek. Part of the Maryland Campaign, it was the first field army–level engagement in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. This was important because it was a turning point in the war -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation proclamation on January 1, 1863. The executive decision changed the federal legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the designated areas of the South from slave to free. -
Military Draft - Special
Congress enacted the first draft in america. Requiring every man to serve. This is important because it shows how in need the country was for people to fight -
Chancellorsville - Special
The battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle in the civil war. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. This is important because because it was another turning point during the war -
Gettysburg - SPECIAL
DescriptionThe Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of causalties. This battle is important because it is often reffered to as the turning point of the war. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was one of the last battles of the American Civil War on april 9, 1865. The surrender happened when Grant arrived to tell lee his terms. This was Grant surrendering. -
Lincoln Assassinated
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln happened on april 14, 1865 when Lincoln was in Ford’s theatre in washington DC. Lincoln was shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the next morning. -
Thirteenth Amendment Ratified
The Thirteenth Amendment on to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime was abolished on December 6, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states. -
Invention of the light bulb - EXTRA
Edison and his team of researchers in Edison's laboratory in Menlo Park, attempted to make the light bulb. In November 1879, Edison filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament.Aug 16, 2017 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A Arthur on May 6, 1882 preventing the immigration of chinese laborers. Also in the act it banned Chinese women from immigrating to the United States. -
Invention of the car - Extra
Karl Benz was creddited for inventing the first car in 1885. Many suggest that he created the first true automobile. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was a United States antitrust law that was passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, which regulates competition among enterprises. The act prohibits anti competitive agreements and unilateral conduct that monopolizes or attempts to monopolize the relevant market. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Plessy v ferguson was a decision made by the US supreme court issued in 1896. It kept the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public places as long as these public places were equal in quality. -
Spanish American War
n 1898 the spanish american war was fought between Spain and the United States. The war was sparked because of the explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba. Which led to the intervention of the US in the cuban war of independence. -
T. Roosevelt Presidency
Theodore Roosevelt served as the 26th president of the united states 1901 to 1909. Also he served as the 25th vice president of the united states and the 33rd governor of new york. -
Wright Brothers - EXTRA EVENT
Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and created huge ideas in aviation. In 1903 the wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight. -
Wilson presidency
President Woodrow Wilson was elected on March 4, 1913. Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States -
Panama Canal
The panama canal was created as the narrow land bridge between North and South America houses the Panama Canal, a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This was made so that travelers would not have to make the journey around the bottom of south america. -
WWI Begins
The spark that started WW1 was when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot to death along with his wife Sophie by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. This caused WW1 to kick off. -
Rise of the K.K.K
The rise of the KKK started around 1915 and lasted all the way until 1944. The clan was a very big scare for most people who didn't fit their wants or needs. -
Eighteenth Amendment
The 18th amendment established the prohibition of intoxicating liquors in the united states. The amendment was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917. -
WWI Ends
WW1 officially ended when germany officially surrendered on November 11, 1918. Because of this all nations agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. -
Wilson’s 14 Points
In Wilson’s January 8, 1918 address wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the most important of peace treaties that in turn helped to end WW1. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers -
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem, New York which started in 1920. In the 1920’s it was known as the “new negro movement”. -
Gitlow v New York
Gitlow v New York was a decision made by the supreme court saying that the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution had extended the reach of certain limitations on federal government authority set forth in the First Amendment. It was one of the cases that really stressed the first amendment. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was a nationwide ban on alcohol that started in 1920. I was a ban on the selling, transportation, production, and importation of alcoholic beverages. -
Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. This amendment was proposed on August 18, 1920 -
Scopes Trial
The scopes trial was an american legal case in July 1925 when a substitute teacher John T. Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which had made it unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school. The trial was staged in order to attract attention to the small town of dayton. -
Stock Market Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash, is the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. This affected the whole entire economy and started the great depression. -
Roosevelt 1st Election
The United States presidential election of 1932 was the thirty-seventh quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932. The election took place with the backdrop of the great depression. -
CCC
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. Originally for young men ages 18–25, it was eventually expanded to ages 17–28 -
Social Security Act
The social security act established a system of old age benefits for workers. It also benefited people with disabilities or who were unemployed. -
FDR Court Packing Scandal
The FDR Court Packing Scandal was a legislative initiative by FDR to add more justices to the supreme court. Roosevelt's purpose was to obtain favorable rulings regarding New Deal legislation that the court had ruled unconstitutional
