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Monarchs of Spain enforce Catholosism and denounce Islam and other religions in their country.
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Puritans left England because of religious discrimination and created many settlements in a new world.
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This Anne Bradstreet poem takes place in puritan America. This poem is about her house burning down and how she wonders why God would let this happen.
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Young women were accused of being witches because they tried to stand up for how women were being treated during the Puritan era
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After very harsh taxes on tea, Patriots decide to rebel and throw tea into the Boston harbor.
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The thirteen original colonies ban together to fight Great Britain, a leading world power at the time, for their independence.
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The new citizens on America force the Native Americans Westward, killing many.
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This story was written by Edgar Allen Poe. This takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. This story is about a man trapped in a room with a pit and a pendulum that will kill him. But, in the end, he is freed.
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The Scarlet Letter was almost written 200 years after the Salem witch trials, but the book connects with that time period. The book is about a woman who has an affair and has a child and gets persecuted for it.
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The north and south of the U.S.A are divided on the idea of slavery and cannot decide peacefully. So a major, devastating war breaks out between them for the fate of slavery.
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The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand caused Germany to go on a militaristic rampage to defend their ally. Unfortunately, the other world powers viewed Germany as being in the wrong.
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Alcohol is being blamed for all of the societys downfalls. Therefore it has been banned from being sold and produced to try to get society back on track.
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This story, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, takes place during prohibition. This story is about a man who befriends a bootlegger, but he does not know he is a bootlegger.
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After the stock market crashed and many people withdrew as much money from banks as possible, all of America lie in economic ruins.
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This famous novel was written by John Steinbeck. This book follows two misfits through a ranching job during the Great Depression.
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The major powers of the world went for another round due to the many restrictions enforced on Germany after world war one.
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This Anne Sexton Poem takes place after world war two. The poem is about how terrible mankind is.
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This War was more political than anything. The Soviet Union and the U.S.A fought to spread their own values across the globe, which opposed each other. There was actually no armed conflicts.
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The U.S.A declared war on Vietnam to stop the spread of communism and spread capitalism.
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President Nixon tries his very best to rig the next election so he can remain president.
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Islamic extremists hijack a couple of planes and crash them on U.S soil as a terrorist attack. The Pentagon, The Twin Towers, and the White House were all Targets. All but the white house were hit.
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This Book was written by Lauren Tarshis and it takes place on September 11, 2001. It is about a boy who lives through this tragedy
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This is another great book by Lauren Tarshis. This one follows a boy through the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.
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This is another book by Lauren Tarshis. This one takes place during the Revolutionary War. This book follows an 11-year-old boy through his journey through the war.
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This is another book by Lauren Tarshis. This interesting book follows a kid through the Battle of D-Day, very famous world war two battle.
