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The settlement of Jamestown
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. William Kelso writes that Jamestown "is where the British Empire began". This happened in may of 1607 -
The French and Indian war
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France. They fought for territory. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The British people were upset about the taxes. -
The battle of the Lexington and Concord
"The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts." The british retreated back to boston. -
The Declaration of Independence
"On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a "Committee of Five" to draft a declaration, consisting of John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut." American citizens these days don't respect the Declaration of Independence. -
The battle yorktown
"The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive." The continental army won a decisive victory against the british army. -
The Constitutional Convention
"The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." The constitution convention was kept a secret. -
The invention of the cotton gin
"In 1794, U.S.-born inventor Eli Whitney (1765-1825) patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber." This made it easier for the slaves to pick apart the seeds within the cotton. -
The alien and Sedition Acts
"A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote." This is a huge discussion in today's society. -
The Louisiana Purchase
"The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs." This was a territory trade. -
The war of 1812
"The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom and their respective allies." The president at the time was James Madison. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
"The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army that started the American Civil War." George Washington was the general of this army. -
The Missouri Compromise
"The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. At the time, the United States contained twenty-two states, evenly divided between slave and free." Missouri Compromise failed and led to conflict between north and south in the future. -
Andrews Jackson's Election
"The United States presidential election of 1828 was the 11th quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, October 31, to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match between incumbent President John Quincy Adams, and Andrew Jackson, who won a plurality of the electoral college vote in the 1824 election." President Andrew Jackson is on the $20 bill. -
The invention of the telegraph
"Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations." Also used for morse code communication. -
The panic of 1837
"The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. Pessimism abounded during the time." These were rough times for families and the economy. -
The trail of tears
"The Trail of Tears was a series of forced removals of Native American nations from their ancestral homelands in the Southeastern United States to an area west of the Mississippi River that had been designated as Indian Territory." Americans stole the land from the Native Americans. -
The Mexican-American war
"The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.–Mexican War, the U.S.–Mexico War and in Mexico the American Intervention in Mexico or United States-Mexico War, was an armed conflict. " A very long time ago California used to be Mexico. -
The Compromise of 1850
"Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.:" The slave trade was something needed to go and was horrendous. -
Surrender at appomattox courthouse
"The town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, the general surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Days earlier; his goal was to rally the remnants of his beleaguered troops, meet Confederate reinforcements in North Carolina and resume fighting. But the resulting Battle of Appomattox Court House, which lasted only a few hours, effectively brought the four-year Civil War to an end." This great act brought the civil war to an end. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
"Born in New York City on October 27, 1858, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was governor of New York before becoming U.S. vice president. At age 42, Teddy Roosevelt became the youngest man to assume the U.S. presidency after President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He won a second term in 1904." He was the youngest president. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
"The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863." 4 million slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
"Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre." This was one of many assassinations of presidents -
Andrew Johnson's impeachment
"The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson occurred in 1868, when the United States House of Representatives resolved to impeach President Andrew Johnson, adopting eleven articles of impeachment detailing his "high crimes and misdemeanors," in accordance with Article Two of the United States Constitution." And today society, The people want to impeach Donald Trump. -
13th,14th,15th amendments
"The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime." These Amendments are very important because it allows no slavery. -
The organization of standard oil trust
"Standard Oil Trust organized. John D. Rockefeller created Standard Oil Trust by trading stockholders' shares for trust certificates. The trust was designed to allow Rockefeller and other Standard Oil stockholders to get around state laws prohibiting one company from owning stock in another." Oil is very essential and important for every day lives. -
The pullman and homestead strikes
"In response of Carnegie hired 300 Pinkerton agents in order to penetrate the Union and disrupt the strike. ... The Pullman strike of 1894 was a nationwide railroad strike that placed the American Railroad Union against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government." The Homestead strike was a total defeat for the workers. -
The Spanish- American war
"The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba leading In United States." This happened in Cuba and Puerto Rico. -
The invention of the election light telephone and airplane
"The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, was born in Scotland in 1847, the same year as Thomas Edison.Thomas Alva Edison, one of the developers of the modern light bulb, is also one of the most famous as well as prolific inventors in history. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew the first powered, heavier-than-air airplane, propelling himself and his older brother Wilbur into world history" The greatest inventions in all of history -
The discovery of America by Columbus
Christopher Columbus Discovers America, 1492. Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. He explored the land with others