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in 1492 Columbus sailed across the ocean and into the Americas. His arrival brought on an exchange of goods, food, and diseases.
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This was a colony established on Roanoke Island in the New Country. However, after some time, the colony seemingly disappeared.
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Jamestown was one of the first British settlements in the New Country. The settlement almost failed as a colony but eventually succeeded when settlers began planting and farming for themselves.
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The first agreement on a form of self-government was agreed on in British North America.
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Anne Hutchinson was banned from the colony of Massachusetts that only having faith was sufficient for salvation.
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Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning is a form of electricity. Sparking an interest in science.
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Parliament passes the Stamp Act which puts a tax on all paper products sold in the colonies. This raised the tension between the British and the Americans due to taxation without representation.
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British troops fired directly into a group of people. 5 total were killed in the incident. It is still kind of foggy what happened, whether the crowd rushed the soldier or if the soldiers were acting out.
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The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia. All colonies except Georgia are there.
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Thomas Jefferson is elected president. Jefferson and Burr received the same amount of votes, the decision was sent to the House of Representatives and voted on there.
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The Lewis & Clark expedition begins. this is important because it also sparks the idea of expansionism and the nation moving westward.
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Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion. This is important because now, congress must debate and vote on the "worth" of slaves.
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Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States acquires land from Mexico. This caused conflict because it had to be decided whether these would be free or slave states.
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Lincoln was inaugurated as president on this day. This is important because Lincoln would become an important person in the fight against slavery.
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This declared that all slaves in states of rebellion were forever free.
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The Civil Rights Act was passed. This gave citizenship and civil rights to any one born in the US, excluding Native Americans
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The Trans-Continental Railroad was completed on this day. Giving people a faster way to get to the West and around the East.
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The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. This provided for a more productive work day for many, they were now able to work at night and in their homes.
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Common time zones for the continental United States were created. This made the transportation of people and goods across the country manageable.
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The battleship Maine explodes in a Cuba harbor and kills many men. The explosion is one of the causes of the Spanish-American War.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian, essentially starts the first world war.
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The great stock market crash in 1929 was the beginning of the Great Depression. Many banks and businesses closed, causing many Americans to lose their jobs and possessions.
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World War 2 started after Germany invaded Poland. The United States eventually became involved in the war.
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The United States dropped a bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The bombing was in response to Pearl Harbor and killed many.
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Apollo 11 landed on the moon.This was important because the United States was fighting to be the first ones to land on the moon, due to the "Space Race"
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On this day there was a ceasefire between the United States forces and Vietnam. Many Americans were against the fight in Vietnam and wanted to bring the soldiers home.
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The United States got involved in the Gulf War in an effort to protect Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
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On this day, 2 planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City. This brought on a huge wave of nationalism and support for the United States.
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The Women's March on Washington was a protest in not only Washington D.C. but all over the country. It shows that there is still a fight for equal rights for everyone, despite all of the progress the nation has made
