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jamestown founded and was the first permanent colony in what is now virginia.
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the first legislative gov't established, the first slaves arrived, and the first families arrived in Jamestown.
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-pilgrims land at Plymouth
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Puritans come to Massachusetts.
First large influx of immigrants coming to America. -
1638
Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts for her religious views.
She went on to found Rhode Island. -
King William’s War
This was the beginning of the hostilities between the Native Americans, Colonists, the British, and the French. where it all went wrong 🤣 -
Salem witch trials.
this showed that America was susceptible to mass hysteria. -
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The French and Indian War
aka 7 year war War between French and British with Native tribes on both sides. They fought over land and trade that resulted in France losing land and English in serious debt. -
Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote. -
tensions between the colonies and the British are at an all time high. -
Americans were very upset about the tea act of 1773, so they dumped a ship load of tea in to the Boston harbor out of protest. -
"the shot heard around the world"
Battle of Lexington and Concord. -
this is when America establishes its own government. -
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President Thomas Jefferson authorizes purchase of the Louisiana territory from France and pretty much doubles the size of the United States. -
War between Britain and The United States that lasted for two and a half years over constraints of trade with Britain's enemies. -
A network of safehouses and tunnels (occasionally) to help enslaved people escape from the south. -
This changes communication for the entire world and allows an information to spread much faster and easily than ever before -
Shortly after his election, the Confederate States defect from the Union starting the Civil War. -
They were the first state to do so. Within a few months, many other states, such as Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, would follow suit. -
The southern states form their own country called the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis is their president. -
hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by the Union in South Carolina. -
President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing slaves. -
Largest Civil War battle and turning point of the war. (Leading to a Union victory.) -
General Robert Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia. -
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee at the end of the civil war. -
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The Ford model t is manufactured by Ford motor company and is the first mass manufactured motor vehicle, thanks to the assembly line. -
the stock market crashes drastically, and this is the beginning of the great depression. -
The Imperial Japanese launch a surprise attack on US troops stationed at Pearl Harbor. -
Two atomic weapons dropped in Hiroshima, JP and Nagasaki, JP. This was the first and only use of nuclear weapons in a tactical scenario. although, it brings in the cold war and nuclear era. -
We put people on the moon! This took more than a decade of extremely dedicated effort. This was the first of 6 manned missions to the moon between 1969 and 1972, and 12 people that have stepped foot on the moon. -
The Berlin Wall is torn down and the Cold War ends.
For forty years we were in a war with the Soviets.
With the collapse of the Berlin Wall in Germany, the Cold War came to an end. This also was the beginning of the end for the Soviet union. -
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Afghanistan was the longest war in American history. It lasted from 2001 – 2022.
The war in Iraq lasted from 2003 – 2011. -
On September 11, 2001 four aircraft operating under flights: American 11, 77 and united 93, 175 were hijacked and deliberately crashed in to: the two world trade centers, the pentagon, and what would've most likely been the capitol building. The passengers on united flight 93 were able to take back control of the cabin, but were not able to regain control of the flight deck. the aircraft was ditched in rural Pennsylvania, likely saving many. 2,996 lives were lost that day. -
A category 5 hurricane hit the southern coast of the US, largely severely impacting the Louisiana and New Orleans area. It caused $125,000,000,000 of damage, and killed over 1,200 people. It is largely considered one of the most destructive natural disasters in world history. -
Social media rose in popularity and many large platforms such as Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, etc. were created in this time span. As you can imagine, this has had many different effects, both good and bad. -
The US economy and stock market crashed, causing a recession. Many people lost their jobs and homes. -
Osama Bin Laden was assassinated by navy SEALs, in retaliation to the terror attacks on 9/11/2001. -
COVID 19 started in Wuhan, China. It is was a highly contagious respiratory disease, causing a global lockdown.