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1600-1699
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Jamestown founded
Jamestown was America's first permanent settlement -
3 things
- The first legislative government was established.
- The first slaves arrived in America.
- The first family's arrive in Jamestown.
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Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
America's first colony to be based on religious principals. -
Puritans come to Massachusetts
First large wave of immigrants come to America, bringing a unique perspective on life. The Puritans brought three unique prospectives to America.
1. God's Elect- The puritans believed they were chosen people called to build a moral community.
2. Christian calling- Everyone has a responsibility to be involved in a occupation, work hard, save money, and invest wisely for prosperity.
3. Moral Self- Government- individuals are responsible to live a moral life to support a self-governing society. -
Anne Hutchinson gets band
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts for her religious views. She then founded Rhode Island. -
King William's War
This was the beginning of the hostilities between the Native Americans, the Colonists, the British, and the French. France loses its lands in North America east of Mississippi. -
Salem Witch Trials
Shows that America is susceptible to mass hysteria. -
Period: to
1700-1799
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The French and Indian War
War between French and British with Native tribes on both sides. Fought over land and trade that would result in France losing land and English in serious debt. -
the stamp act
Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote. -
The Boston Massacre
Tension between the colonies and British become violent. -
The boston tea party
Americans were so upset by the tea act of 1773 that they destroyed a ship-load of tea. -
The shoot heard round the world
The Battle if Lexington and Concord. The Revolutionary War begins. -
The declaration of independents signed
The 13 colonies officially said, "Were not British anymore!" -
The US Constitution signed
The United States create their own form of government. -
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1800-1899
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The Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson authorizes purchase of the Louisiana territory from France and almost doubles the size of the United States. -
War of 1812 with Britain
War between Britain and America lasting for two and a half years over trade and navel restrictions. -
The Underground Railroad established
A network of secret routes and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom in the north -
Samuel Morse sends the first telegraph message
This changes the face of communication for the entire world and allows information to spread more quickly and easily than ever before. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Shortly after his election, the Confederate states secede from the Union, starting the Civil War. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina was the first state to secede, or leave the US. They decided to make their own country rather than be part of the US. Within a few months other states would leave including Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana. -
The confederate formed
The southern states form their own country called the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis is their president -
The Civil War begins
Hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing slaves. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Largest Civil Was Battles and turning point of the war, leading to a Union victory. -
Lincoln assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee (After the Civil War ended) -
The Civil War ends
General Robert E. Lee, the leader on the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
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1900-1999
1900-1999 -
Ford
The Modal T is built by Henry Ford. He creates the assembly line to mass produce cars. This is what is know as the second industrial revolution. -
The Great Depression
The stock market crashed. This was the beginning of the Great Depression. Millions of people lost jobs. It was a time of hunger and uncertainty. Roosevelt creates numerous government programs to try and combat this during the following decade. -
Perl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor. WW1 had been fought 20 years earlier. Now Europe and Japan were at war again. Japan conducted a sneak attack on Hawaii. This brought the U.S. into the war. -
Atomic bombs on Japan
U.S. drops two atomic bombs on Japan to end WW2. This ushers in the nuclear age. After WW2 the Cold War begins with the Soviet Union. We engage in a missile race with the Soviet Union for the rest of the century. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus. This ushers in the Civil Rights movement. 1964 Civil Rights Legislation is passed. 1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated. -
The moon landing
We put a human on the moon. This took a decade of dedicated effort. There were six manned U.S. landings between 1969 and 1972. A total of 12 individuals have steeped foot on the moon. -
The Berlin Wall is torn down
The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends.
For forty years we had been in a “Cold War” with the Soviet Union.
With the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany, the Cold War came to an end -
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2000-2022
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9/11
On Sept 11' 2001 terrorists hijacked four aircrafts. Two were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City and now into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Passengers overpowered the hijackers in the fourth plane and crashed it into rural Pennsylvania. -
The Gulf War II
America invaded Afghanistan to capture the terrorists and oust the Taliban. After which the U.S. carried out preemptive strike against Iraq, to find Weapons of Mass Destruction, WMDs, and in particular to stop Saddam Hussein from making nuclear weapons. No weapons were found. -
Hurricane Katrina
This was the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. It cost 125 billion dollars in damage. When the levees broke, large parts of New Orleans were submerged. 1,245 people died. -
Social Media
The creation of the virtual companies such as Facebook, My Space and Twitter. -
The Great Recession
This was the most significant economic downturn since WWII. This recession lasted from Dec 2007 until Jun 2009 -
Osama bin Laden is killed
After more than a decade, Osama. bin Laden is killed during a raid in Pakistan. After years of looking, the CIA track him down and in May, Navy Seals storm his compound and kill the originator of the 911 attacks. -
Covid 19
The Coronavirus/COVID 19 started in Wuhan China. March 11, declared a world wide Pandemic. A new Upper respiratory disease that is highly contagious. Total cases in US as of 2022-80,648,481.
Total deaths in US as of April 2022- 987,601.