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Jamestown was America's first permanent settlement -
Three things happened on this date:
1. The first legislative government was established
2. The first slaves arrived in America
3. The first families arrived in Jamestown -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock. America's first colony was based on religious principles. -
The war between the 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. -
Americans were taxed for stamps without being able to vote -
March 5th, 1770
The tension between the colonies and the British became violent.
John Adams was a lawyer and lived in Boston. He heard about the event, and he also learned that no one would defend the British Soldiers at the trial. He had to decide whether he would defend these soldiers or not.
John Adams chose to represent the soldiers. He defended them well and they were acquitted = Forgiven and released = set free -
Dec 16th. Americans were so upset by the Tea Act of 1773 that they destroyed a ship-load of tea. Americans were getting more upset. England was taxing, and America didn't get a say. -
1775 - April 19th. Battle of Lexington and Concord.
When the British came to take away the weapons, the Americans were ready. In Lexington and Concord, the first shots were fired and the Revolutionary War began! -
1776 - July 4th. The 13 Colonies officially said, "We're not British anymore!" -
The United States created its own form of government.
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President Thomas Jefferson authorizes the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France and almost doubles the size of the United States. -
The war between Britain and America lasted for two and half years over trade and naval restrictions. -
A network of secret routs and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom on the north.
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This changes the face of communication for the entire world and allows information to spread more quickly and easily than ever before. -
Shortly after his election, the Confederate States seceded from the Union, starting the Civil War. -
Largest Civil War Battles and turning point of the war, leading to a Union victory. -
Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee (after the Civil War ended) -
The model T is built by Henry Ford. He creates the assembly line to mass-produce cars. This is what is known as the Second Industrial Revolution. The assembly line revolutionizes American Industry. -
The stock market crashed. This was the beginning of the Great Depression. Millions of people lost jobs and it was a time of hunger and uncertainty. Roosevelt creates numerous government programs to try and combat this during the following decade. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor. WWI had been fought 20 years earlier. Now Europe and Japan were at war again. Japan conducted a sneak attack on Hawaii, which brought us into war. -
The U.S. drops two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII. The ushers in the nuclear age, and after WWII 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 refuses to give up her seat on the bus. Ushers in the Civil Rights movement. the 1964 Civil Rights Legislation is passed. 1968 Martin Luther King is assassinated -
We put a human being on the moon!! This took a decade of dedicated effort. There were six manned US landings between 1969 and 1972. A total of 12 individuals have stepped foot on the moon. -
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. -
On Sept 11th, 2001 terrorists hijacked four aircraft.
Two were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington D. C.
Passengers overpowered the hijackers in the fourth plane and crashed it into rural Pennsylvania -
2003 - Gulf War II, America invaded Afghanistan to capture terrorists and oust the Taliban.
After which the U.S carried out a preemptive Iraq, to fine weapons of Mass Destruction, WMDs, and in particular to stop Saddam Hussein from making unclear weapons, No weapons were found. -
This was the costliest natural disaster in US history, It cost 125 billion dollars in damage.
When the levees broke, large parts of New Orleans were submerged.
1,245 people died. -
2006 - The creation of the virtual community, found in the internet companies such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. -
This was the most significant downturn since WWII, this recession lasted from Dec 2007 until Jun 2009. -
After more than a decade, Osama bid 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 9- 11 attacks. -
The Coronavirus/ COVID 19 started in Wuhan China, on March 11, and was declared a worldwide Pandemic. A new Upper respiratory disease that is highly contagious. Total cases in the US as of 2022-80,648,841
Total deaths in the US as of April 2022-987,601