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History

By Gabby_13
  • 58,000 BCE

    Migration out of Africa

  • Period: 18,000 BCE to 13,000 BCE

    Native Americans crossed through the land bridge

    Native Americans crossed over the land bridge to get to America.
  • 13,000 BCE

    Height of the Ice Age

    At this time the Ice Age as we know it was at its peak!
  • 1492

    Columbus finds America

    Christopher Columbus went on a search for the Indies. Instead he found America. He thought he was in the Indies so he called the people there Indians. He was wrong but he did find a "New World" instead.

  • Jamestown founded

    Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in Virginia.

  • Slavery increase in the 13 colonies

    In the 1660s slavery increased for all 13 colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    In March 1770 the red coats killed 5 Americans and 7 were wounded.
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    Bowditch's life

    Bowditch was famous for making a way to tell longitude and latitude in the open sea

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The British took the taxes off everything except for tea. It wasn't enough. The Americans put around $1 billion worth of tea into the water

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    This was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was important to helping us gain freedom from England

  • The end of The American Revolutionary War

    The war between America and England finally ended. We now had the freedom we wanted but there was still much to come...

  • U.S Constitution goes into effect

  • The Bill of Rights Written

    The Bill of Rights gave amendments that ensured our rights as people

  • Cotton Gin

    The cotton gin was an incredible invention. It separated the seeds from the cotton which also reintroduced/promoted the use of slavery.

  • Lewis and Clark expedition begins

    Lewis and Clark travel the unknown to find out more about America where they reached the Pacific Ocean.
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    The Trail of Tears

    People of the U.S. forced the Indians to move out of their land. The trail was called The Trail of Tears because many died on this trail

  • Start of the Gold Rush

    People went to America to find gold for a fortune.

  • Abraham Lincoln becomes president

    In 1860 the Civil war was soon to come. Lincoln was the president of the U.S and probably made the war start faster even though he was probably the perfect fit for the job.
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    Civil War

    The American Civil War was against The North and The South. They were fighting to figure out slavery should be allowed or not. Eventually, The North won and slavery was banished.
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    Homesteading the Plains

    The Homestead Act was made by Congress. They gave people money for settling in certain areas so people started going to these areas.

  • Freedom for Blacks

    Black people are now no longer slaves and now have freedom but there are still aspects of freedom they don't have. They will get these privileges later on.

  • Abraham Lincoln's Death

    He was shot in a play and died the next. He was an important president and he led us to victory for the Civil War.
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    The Reconstruction

    The Reconstruction happened after Civil War. The South was in ruins.
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    Cattle Drives in Great Plains

  • Alaska purchased

    When Alaska was purchased it almost doubled America's size. It was a big piece of territory that isn't connected to the main land of America.

  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    The first transcontinental railroad allowed people to travel from East to West. It took around 10 days to travel on the train, far faster than on wagon.

  • Suez Canal opens

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    Massive immigration to America

    During this time many people went to America for various reasons.

  • Carnegie builds steel mill

    Steel is an important building block in making skyscrapers. This allowed people to make taller buildings etc.
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    Plains Wars

  • First telephone conversation

    This allowed people to talk from far away. No more letters or slow communication.

  • Edison invents electric light bulb.

    The light bulb made it so people could easily work through the night and keep their areas bright. This brought light to the night time in America.
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    Electricity for cities

    Electricity became important for cities. They would use it for their light bulbs and eventually even more!
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    Jim Crow Laws created

    The Jim Crow Laws allowed segregation.

  • Labor Unions started

    Labor Unions were started in the late 1800s. They eventually let workers get better pay, safer work areas, etc.
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    Progressive Era

  • The Panic of 1893

    This was similar to the Great Depression but during a different time and perhaps worse. People lost jobs and money became scarce.

  • U.S. gains control of Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands, and other Pacific islands.

  • Spanish American War

  • Hawaii becomes U.S. possession

    Hawaii became part of U.S. and people used the islands as a stopping place with their ships when going to Europe etc.

  • United States becomes a world power

    The U.S. becomes a world power in 1900. We become a big influence upon the world and we are becoming self sufficient but we will still trade with others.

  • U.S. takes over Panama Canal construction

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes Presdient

  • Wright brothers make first airplane flight

    The first airplane flight was something people did not believe in but it really did happen. It was a new technology that people weren't expecting.

  • Henry Ford builds cars on assembley

  • U.S. opens the Panama Canal

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    WW1

    WW1 was really bad but it was just the beginning. It was supposed to be the war that ended all wars but all it did was set the world up for WW2

  • Russian Revolution

  • Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty was a great symbol for the United States. France gave us this as an honor of our alliance of our two countries.
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    World-wide Depression

    This World-wide Depression left many homeless and without jobs. Many died of starvation.

  • Hitler takes over Germany

    Hitler was an important character onto causing WW2. It starts when he takes over Germany and uses them for his purposes
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    WW2

    WW2 was deadlier than WW1. Their were airplanes, bombs, and deadlier gun. The whole world was shaken by this war.

  • First atomic bomb exploded

    The First atomic bomb happened in Japan. It was deadly and around 230,000 people died.

  • Beginning of Cold War

    The Cold War included The United States, the Soviet Union, and their allies. They were locked in a long, tense conflict known as the Cold War. Though the parties were technically at peace. The two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations.
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    The Korean War

    North Korea aimed to conquer South Korea and unify Korea under the communist. The Korean War was extremely bloody and led to 3 million death and many casualties.
    The Korean War ended with an armistice and there was almost no change in the borders.
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    American Civil Right Movement

    The Civil Rights Act hastened the end of legal Jim Crow. It secured African Americans equal access to restaurants, transportation, and other public facilities. It enabled blacks, women, and other minorities to break down barriers in the workplace.

  • Cuban Revolution

  • Assassination of President Kennedy

    On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Texas.
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    Vietnam War

    A proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviets.
    The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.

  • Collapse of Communism in Europe

  • End of the Cold War and Breakup of the Soviet Union

    Once The Soviet Union Broke up the Cold War ended! This was very important and it allowed America and the world to no longer be afraid of The Soviets.

  • Formation of the European Union

    European Union (EU), Organization of European countries, formed to overlook their economic and political integration. It ratified by all members of the European Community (EC), out of which the EU developed.

  • Terrorists successfully attack American landmarks

    9/11. This was a huge event which woke up America. It was not expected and around 3,000 people died.

  • EU adopts the euro

    The euro was introduced as an accounting currency in 11 member states on 1 January 1999. The euro banknotes and coins started to circulate.
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    Iraq War

  • Election of President Barack Obama

    Obama was our first black president. This showed that anyone can achieve anything while not having to worry about where they came from or their ethnicity.