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1600s
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1607
Jamestown was founded. It is America’s first permanent settlement. -
1612
Legislative government. More population -
1620
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock. This is the first religious colony. -
1630
Puritan came to Massachusetts. This is the first large wave of immigrants to America. -
1638
Anne Hutchinson is banned from Massachusetts for religious views. She then founded Rhode Island. -
1688
King William’s War Starts. This was the beginning of the hostilities between the Native Americans, the Colonists, the British, and the French. -
1692
Salem Witch Trials. The first witch trials were held in Massachusetts. America was susceptible to mob mentality and mass hysteria. -
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1700s
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1754
The French and the Indian War. There was a war between the native tribes and the British. It is also called the 7-year war. -
1765
The Stamp Act. The Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote. They were being taxed but weren’t getting a say in government. Taxation without representation. -
1770
The Boston Massacre. The tension between the colonies and the British became violent. Although it is called a massacre, only 5 people died. -
1773
Boston Tea Party. The Americans were so upset by the Tea Act of 1773 that they destroyed a shipload of tea. -
1775
The Revolutionary War begins. -
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed. The 13 colonies officially did not want to be British and wanted to be independent. -
1787
The US Constitution was signed. The United States created its own form of government. -
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1800s
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1803
The Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana (from the French) to expand the United States. -
1812
War with Britain. A two-year war over trade and naval restrictions. -
1830
Underground Railroad is established. These are secret routes that helped slaves to get to freedom. -
1844
Samuel Morse sends a telegraph message. This changes the way we communicate with the entire world. It lets information be sent faster than ever before. -
1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Shortly after his election, the confederate states concede and start the Civil War. All of his presidency was during the Civil War. -
1863
The Battle of Gettysburg. The most significant turning point of the war. Emancipation Proclamation. -
1865
Lincoln was assassinated. The first president to be assassinated, and this was the second attempt for Lincoln. He was assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended. -
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1900s
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1908
Henry Ford made the invention of the automobile. It was the second industrial revolution. -
1929
The stock market crash was the beginning of the Great Depression -
1941
The bombing of Pearl Harbor happens. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the US into the war. -
1945
The US drops 2 atomic bombs on Japan to end WWI. After WWI, the Cold War begins with the Soviet Union -
1955
Rosa Parks Civil Right Era happens. 1964 Civil right Legislation is passed, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated -
1969
We put a man on the moon! The space race happens. -
1989
The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends. Forty years of “fighting” finally ended. -
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2000s
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2001
Terrorist attacks occurred on 9-11, destroying the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane was on its way to destroy the White House but heroic citizens overtook and crashed the plane into a feild. -
2001
Terrorist attacks occurred on 9-11, destroying the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plan was on its way to destroy the White House but failed because heroic citizens tried to take over. -
2001-2003
Wars in Iraq in Afghanistan happens. The war with Afghanistan lasted from 2003-2022, making it the longest war in American history. -
2003
Wars in Iraq in Afghanistan. The war with Afghanistan lasted from 2003-2022, making it the longest war in American history. -
2005
Hurricane Katrina hits the US. It was the costliest and a very devastating natural disaster in US history. -
2006
The rise of social media happens. Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter were the first. -
2007
The Great Recession. The most significant downturn since WW2. This lasted until 2009. -
2011
Osama Bin Laden is killed. He was eliminated during a raid in Pakistan. He was the man behind the 9-11 attacks. -
2020
The Coronavirus Pandemic. A worldwide pandemic, with thousands of deaths. Highly contagious.