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Massacre at Mystic
A pre-dawn attack on Mystic Fort that left 500 adults and children of the Pequot tribe dead. Was the first defeat of the Pequots by the English -
The Scalp Act
Governor Robert Morris enacted the Scalp Act. Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight, for females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12, they would be paid $130. The act turned all the tribes against the Pennsylvania legislature. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was basically a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first war of the revolutionary war. -
The Declaration of Independence Is Signed
The Declaration of Independence is a document adopted by the congress in Philadelphia on July 4th of 1776 -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The particularly severe winter of 1777 proved to be a great trial for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington moved the continental army to their place at Valley Forge -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
In 1779, he entered into secret negotiations with the British, agreeing to turn over the U.S. post at West Point in return for money and a command in the British army. -
The Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was an engagement during the American Revolutionary War fought on January 17, 1781 near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina, between U.S. forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, as part of the campaign in the Carolinas. -
Articles of Confederation is Ratified
The Articles of Confederation was a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was one of the last major battles of the revolution and could be considered the start of the US independence. -
The 3/5ths Compromise
Part of a provision of the original Constitution that dealt with how to allot seats in the House of Representatives and dole out taxes based on population. State populations would be determined by “the whole Number of free Persons” and “three fifths of all other Persons." -
The Constitution Is Ratified
After a long and lengthy process the constitution is ratified and becomes the official framework of the government of the United States of America -
The Presidential Inauguration of George Washington
The very first presidential inauguration was held on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. -
Washington's Farewell Address
The Farewell Address was a letter George Washington wrote to his "friends and the fellow-citizens" regarding his presidency. -
Election Day, 1800
Democratic-republican Thomas Jefferson won the presidency against federalist John Adams by seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800 -
Marbury vs. Madison
Known as one of the foundations of U.S. constitutional law.This was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of "judicial review" -
Slave Trade Ends in the United States
The transatlantic slave trade was abolished in the United States from January 1808. However some slaving continued on an illegal basis for the next fifty years. One popular subterfuge was to use whaling ships. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh's brother Laulewasikau, known as the Prophet. The U.S. victory broke Tecumseh's power and ended the threat of an Indian confederation. -
The USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guerriere
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between the two ships during the War of 1812. -
The Battle of Baltimore
This was an American victory, together with the defeat of a British naval squadron on Lake Champlain showed the British government that the United States could hold out against British attacks. -
The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. -
The Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
The Election of Andrew Jackson
It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a rematch of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was part of a series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 by the United States government known as the Indian removal. -
Nat Turner Rebellion
Nat Turner was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people. His action set off a massacre of up to 200 Black people and a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of enslaved people. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops. -
Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Arizona
The treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States. -
The Fugitive Slave Act
Passed on September 18, 1850 by Congress, The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. -
Dred Scott Decision
A decade-long fight for freedom by a Black enslaved man named Dred Scott. The case lasted through several courts and eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court, whose decision incensed abolitionists, gave momentum to the anti-slavery movement and served as a stepping stone to the Civil War. -
The Dead Rabbits Riot
The Dead Rabbits riot was a disturbance in New York City that lasted 2 days. It basically started from what was originally a small street fight between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys into a city war -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States, becoming the first Republican to win the presidency. -
South Carolina secedes from the United States
South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union on December 20, 1860 -
The First Battle of Bull Run
the first major battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on July 21, 1861, in Prince William County, Virginia -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Union won and it gave the edge to the union because it was one of the biggest battles. -
13th Amendment
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
The Treaty at Appomattox Courthouse
The Confederates surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse. -
The Ku Klux Klan is Established
a group of confederate veterans came together to form a secret society that they called the Ku Klux Klan. The KKK grew from a secret group to a force trying to reverse the federal government’s reconstruction in the South, especially policies that elevated the rights of the local Black population. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States including former enslaved people and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” -
15th Amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
John D. Rockefeller Creates Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil, which by the early 1880s controlled 90 percent of U.S. pipelines. People accused Rockefeller of "unethical practices" such as predatory pricing and colluding with railroads to eliminate his competitors in order to gain a monopoly in the industry. -
Alexander Graham Bell Patents the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell showed the first telephone he and his assistant presented the automatic telegraph, one of more than 1,000 inventions he would patent in his lifetime -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn near southern Montana's Little Bighorn River. -
The Great Oklahoma Land Race
Was the first land run into the unassigned lands of former indian territory which had earlier been assigned to the creek and Seminole peoples. An estimated 50,000 people were lined up at the start, seeking to gain a piece of the available two million acres. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
the slaughter of approximately 150 to 300 Lakota Indians by United States Army troops in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in southwestern South Dakota. The massacre was the climax of the U.S. Army's late 19th-century efforts to repress the Plains Indians. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine -
The sinking of the USS Maine
An explosion of unknown origin sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine in the Havana, Cuba harbor, killing 266 of the 354 crew members. The sinking of the Maine incited United States' passions against Spain, eventually leading to a naval blockade of Cuba and a declaration of war. -
Battle of the Philippines
the Philippine-American War temporarily gave the United States colonial control of the Philippines, it ultimately brought about the final independence of the Philippines from foreign rule. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published
The Wizard of Oz started out as a musical then turned into a book. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel
J.P. Morgan (founder of steel), who acquired Andrew Carnegie's steel company and merged it with seven other steel companies, two of which he controlled. U.S. Steel then controlled 65 percent of the domestic industry. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes President of the United States
Roosevelt took office as vice president in 1901 and joined the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated -
Ford Motor Company is Founded
Ford is an american multinational automobile manufacturer that was founded by Henry Ford -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil
Tarbell is best known for her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company". The book was published as a series of articles, It has been called a "masterpiece of investigative journalism" -
The 16th Amendment is Passed
It was passed by Congress on July 2, 1909, and ratified February 3, 1913, the 16th amendment established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
From 1910-40, an estimated 500,000 immigrants from 80 countries. passengers would be separated by nationality. Europeans and first-class passengers would have their papers processed on the ship. Asian immigrants and some other groups, needed quarantine for medical purposes, were sent to Angel Island. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed
It was passed by Congress May 13, 1912, and ratified April 8, 1913, the 17th amendment modified Article 1 section 3 of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder
They were indicted September 14, 1920 but put on trial on May 21, 1921. This event was politically charged because Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian anarchists. They were discriminated against and suspected to be criminals because of their race and political background. -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh
The point of the very first commercial on the radio station was a broadcast of the Harding-Cox presidential election. -
1st Miss American Pageant
The first Miss American Pageant winner was Margaret Gorman. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
A huge bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. -
1st Winter Olympics Held
This was held in Chamonix in the French alps. it attracted 10,004 spectators the reason why this happened is because the International Olympic Committee gave its patronage to a winter sports week. -
J.Edgar Hoover Becomes Head of the FBI
He was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation the FBI's predecessor in 1924 and was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director for another 37 years until his death in 1972 at the age of 77. -
The Great Gatsby published by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The novel tells the tragic story of Jay Gatsby a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman who he loved in his youth. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. -
Scopes Monkey Trial
This begins with John Thomas Scopes a high school science teacher who is accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. -
Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo flight without stopping. Went from St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France. -
The Jazz Singer debuts (1st movie with sound)
The Jazz Singer was the first commercially successful full-length feature film with sound. it debuted at the Blue Mouse Theater in Seattle. -
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre was the 1929 murder of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side Gang that occurred on Saint Valentine's Day. -
Stock Market Crash Begins Great Depression
It started on "Black Thursday" and it caused an economic depression and a lot of people suffered. -
Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash)
Stock prices began to decline in September and early October 1929 and on October 18 the fall began. Black Monday was followed by Black Tuesday in which stock prices collapsed completely and 16,410,030 shares were traded on the New York stock exchange in a single day. -
The Dust Bowl Begins
The Dust Bowl, also known as “the Dirty Thirties,” started in 1930 and lasted for about a decade, but its long-term economic impacts on the region lingered much longer. Severe drought hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931. -
The Adoption of the Star Spangled Banner as the National Anthem
The Senate passed the bill on March 3, 1931. President Herbert Hoover signed the bill on March 4, 1931, officially adopting "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem of the United States of America. -
The Empire State Building Opens
President Herbert Hoover dedicated New York City's Empire State Building, It took a record breaking 1 year and 45 days to build. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time)
In the 1932 presidential election, Roosevelt defeated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover in a landslide. -
Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany
On January 30, 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. -
CCC is Created
Roosevelt established the CCC with an executive order to fight the high unemployment rate during the great depression. -
WPA is Created
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the WPA with an executive order on May 6, 1935. It was part of his New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy to pre-Depression levels. -
J.J. Braddock Wins Heavyweight Boxing Title
Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog in what was called "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett" -
Olympic Games in Berlin
The 1936 summer olympics were held in Berlin Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Nazis torched and vandalized Jewish synagogues, businesses, houses, and schools. 100 Jews also died during this night. -
Grapes of Wrath is Published
Grapes of Wrath is about advocating social change by showing the unfair working conditions the migrants face when they reach California. -
Wizard of Oz Premiers in Movie Theaters
The Wizard of Oz is about a tornado coming through Kansas and Dorthy and her dog Toto are taken away to the land of Oz and they follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun. -
The Battle of Britain
An aerial battle that took place in England between the Nazi's and the Royal Air Force. -
The Four Freedoms Speech
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A surprise military attack on the USA by Japan on the Hawaii based naval base. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. While the French colonies formally aligned with Germany via Vichy France, the loyalties of the population were mixed. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a Second World War engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk in the Soviet Union -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II which took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
It was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history. -
The Battle of Okinawa
Was a major battle on the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa.
