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Columbus Comes to America
Columbus came to America on the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He did many things, but he is most famous for opening theland of America to the rest of the world. -
Music In Early 1600 Jamestown
The music included was fiddling, religious hymns, and music including drums and banjos. -
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown is known for being the first successful British colony. It is still a city today. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a war over land and it was a power struggle in America between the French, British, and Natives. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The proclamation line was a line preventing American colonists from settling into designated Indian territory. It caused many colonists to be upset and break the rule. The line was along the west of the Appalachian mountains. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. The Americans invaded a British boat that was shipping tea. They did not cause a scene, they did it discreetly, and only dumped the tea. They dumped 90,000 lbs. It was an act of defiance against Britain and King Henry. It was a major symbol in the revolution. -
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven is a huge composer who had major influence in the early 1800s. His music is still renowned today. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was perhaps the smartest Purchase ever made in American History. It shaped the way America is today. -
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. In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson forced the Indians off their land. He moved them in a max exodus away from the Ohio River Valley. This was a very controversial event. The Indians signed a petition and took their case to court, but Andrew Jackson did not let that stop him. -
Wagner Operas
Romantic music and operas are very upcoming. The Operas written by Wagner were very influential to the culture in 1830, and are still praised today for their dramatic plot lines and their wonderful music. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was in South Carolina, the first state to secede. The first shots in the war were fired here. They were warning shots, but shots none the less. Mark Collins Jenkins
for National Geographic News
Updated April 12, 2011
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Music in the American Civil War
During the civil war music and musical instruments were integral to both the union and the confederacy. They served as both a morale booster and a series of signals and commands to those in battle. Different tunes meant different things to the soldiers on the battle field. -
Music in the late 1800s
The music in the late 1800s ranged from operas, to yiddish theatre. People were interested in religious choir music too. The Bethany Oratorio Society was formed, which is still intact today. There was also a lot of folk music and patriotic music. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese exclusion act was an act passed to limit the amount of immigrants from China or of Chinese decent from legally being in America. -
Music in Early 1900's
The music in the early 1900's was very jazzy and soulful in America. Many people were also into tribal music. -
Top 40 Songs of 1915
In 1915 music had taken off due to radios that became an increasingly popular item for people to have in their homes.
Web Address to top 40 songs - https://tsort.info/music/yr1915.htm Source - https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-history-of-the-radio-industry-in-the-united-states-to-1940/ -
Germans Sink Lusitania
May 7, 1915, Germans sink the Britain ship Lusitania. Triggers the enter of the United States into World War 1. This was important because it was key in initiating naval warfare in WW1. Source - America the Story of Us -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration act was an act passed to limit immigrants coming into America. -
D-Day
The day the invasion began June 6, 1944. The first wave of 156,00 troops arrived in Normandy, many of the men would not return.
Omaha Beach was one of the bloodiest battles troops had ever seen. Many deaths occurred. German defense was prepared and open fired on Allied soldiers crawling up the beach. The Allies took the victory. These battles forced the Germans to fight a two front war which was key in the Allies beating the Axis powers.
Source - History Alive Chapter 36 2-5
