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Connecticut colonists under Captain John Mason and their Narragansett and Mohegan allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River, this event was part of the Pequot War. -
An act passed that would reward anyone who brought in the scalp of a native. This act turned all tribes against Pennsylvania legislature. -
A political protest made by Colonist, where they disguised themselves as Native Americans and snuck aboard three British tea ships and poured 342 chest of tea into the harbor. This event was in protest of taxes, hints "No taxation without representation". -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord are fought, kicking off the American Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence is signed. -
The continental army is moved to Valley Forge during a particularly rough winter, loosing hundreds of the 11,000 to disease. -
Maryland delegates finally sign the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, fully ratifying the articles. -
The Battle of Yorktown starts on 09/28/1781 and is the last battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Am agreement reached that every enslaved person would count as 1/3 of a person and be counted towards total population. This count determining the number of seats in the house of representatives, and taxes in the state -
The constitution becomes the official framework of the U.S. Government -
The inauguration of first President, George Washington. -
Washingtons final address after his 20 years of service. Written shortly before the end of his 2nd presidential term. -
Death of first president George Washington. -
Democratic-Republican, Thomas Jefferson, beats, Federalist, John Adams -
Marbury vs. Madison was the Supreme Court case that granted the American courts the ability to take down laws and statutes they deemed unconstitutional. -
The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 is a U.S. federal law that provided that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the country. -
A battle that essentially eliminated the possibility of an Indian Confederation, and that set up the War of 1812. -
Made Missouri a slave state, and Maine a free state. Stopped northern attempts to forever prohibit slavery's expansion, in exchange for legislation which prohibited slavery in the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands except for Missouri. -
An act passed by Andrew Jackson that allowed the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. Some tribes went peacefully, many didn't. -
A series of forced displacements of approximately 60,000 Native Americans between 1830 and 1850 -
A rebellion of enslaved Virginians. This rebellion set off a massacre of 200 black people, and a new wave of oppressive legislation. -
Required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. Also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. -
It was ruled that African Americans would and could not be American citizens. This was decided after Dred Scott went to the Supreme Court insisting that he should be freed since he had resided in a free state. -
Two day city wide gang war between the Dead Rabbits and Bowery Boys in NYC. -
The Emancipation Proclamation freed all American slaves. -
Made slavery illegal, unless as punishment for crimes. -
A group of confederate veterans in Pulaski, TN form the KKK -
Makes any person born or naturalized in the US (or under their jurisdiction) a natural citizen. As well as guarantee the law to be applied to all equally. -
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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 -
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone, one of the most revolutionary inventions of all time. -
Also known as Custer's Last Strand, was a huge engagement between Sitting Bull's army and General Custer's 600 men, which were quickly eliminated in what is now known most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the Indian War. -
The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run in to former Creek and Seminole territory. -
A massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people by soldiers of the United States Army -
Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants, nearly 450,000 are immigrants came through here in the first year. -
Supreme Court case that upheld segregation as constitutional, under the "separate but equal" doctrine, leading to Jim Crow legislation and separation to become commonplace. -
The Wizard of Oz (Book) is Published, often seen as the first American story tale, and as an allegory for Immigrants and their experiences. -
Teddy Roosevelt Becomes the 26th President of the United States after the assassination of McKinley, making him the youngest president in history at 42. Was known as the Trust Buster, for breaking monopolies. -
J.P. Morgan Founds U.S. Steel by financing the merger of Carnegie, Federal, and National steel. -
Ida Tarbell Publishes Her Article About Standard Oil. A 19 part series published between 1902-04, exposing Rockefeller's unethical tactics and treatment. -
Ford Motor Company is Founded by Henry Ford. Many immigrants get jobs here. -
16th Amendment is passed, allowing Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. -
Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants, mostly known for it's large waves of Asian immigrants. -
The 17th Amendment is Passed allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. Senators -
KDKA goes on the air from Pittsburgh -
Margaret Gorman wins the 1st Miss America Pageant -
A bribery scandal that developed under President Harding, and his administration. -
Sacco and Vanzetti arrested for armed robbery and murder. Often debated that they were innocent and their arrest, and later execution was fueled by anti-communist and anarchist beliefs and xenophobia. -
1st Winter Olympics is held in Chamonix. -
Attorney General Harlan Stone appointed Hoover as acting director of the Bureau, and by the end of the year Hoover was named Director. As Director, Mr. Hoover put into effect a number of institutional changes to correct criticisms made of his predecessor's administration. -
Supreme Court cases covering the teaching of evolution in public schools. -
The Great Gatsby is published by F. Scott Fitzgerald -
Nazi party leader, Adolph Hitler, publishes Mein Kampf. -
Charles Lindbergh completes solo flight across the Atlantic, the first one ever, piloting the Spirit of St. Louis -
1st film with sound -
The murder of 7 members of Chicagos North Side Gang, performed by Al Capone's men, who were dressed as police. -
The Market Crash Begins leading to people losing all money in stocks and people running banks to receive their hard cash, resulting in banks closing nationwide. -
Stock market crash and end of the roaring 20's. -
Severe drought hit the Midwest and Southern Great Plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931. -
The Empire State Building Opens, built by many Irish immigrants. -
Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler is elected. -
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a environmental based voluntary private work relief program that was formed during the Great Depression and ran from 1933 to 1942 for unemployed, unmarried men ages 17–28. -
A construction based part of FDR's New Deal plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression by reforming the financial system and restoring the economy. -
James J. Braddock won a 15-round decision against heavily-favored and defending champion Max Baer to capture the heavyweight boxing title. -
Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany, Berlin. -
A program against Jews, Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians throughout Nazi Germany assaulted and harassed Jewish citizens, but were ignored by police. -
Franklin Roosevelt is Elected President (1st Time) -
The best-known novel by John Steinbeck,. It evokes the struggles of the Great Depression and evokes sympathy for the struggles of migrant farmworkers. The book is regarded as an American classic. -
Germany invades Poland, kickstarting WWII in Europe. -
The live action of the American classic is pushed into theaters, -
FDR proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech. Freedom of worship. Freedom from want. -
Japan's Imperial Air Service commits a surprise bomb run on an American Harbor/Military base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dragging the US into the war.