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  • Jamestown Founded

    1607 AD
  • Important Firsts

    1619 AD
  • Plymouth Colony

    1620 AD
  • Puritan Migration

    1630 AD
  • Anne Hutchinson Banished

    1638 AD
  • King William’s War

    1688 AD
  • Salem Witch Trials

    1692 AD
  • French and Indian War

  • Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence Signed

  • U.S. Constitution

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • “Underground Railroad”

  • Samuel Morse sends his first telegraph message

  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

    Abraham Lincoln was from the northern part of the country and wanted to put an end to slavery.
  • Abraham Lincoln is elected President

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina was the first state to secede, or leave, the United States.
  • Feb. 9, 1861 The Confederation is formed

    The southern states form their own country called the Confederate States of America.
  • The Civil War Begins

    Hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina.
  • July 1-3 - Battle of Gettysburg

  • Jan. 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing slaves.
  • July 1, 1863 The Battle of Gettysburg

    A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War.
  • April 4, 1865 The Civil War Ends

    General Robert E. Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
  • President Lincoln is assassinated

  • The Model T is built by Henry Ford

  • The Stock Market Crashed

  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

  • The United States drops two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan

    The United States drops two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan
  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama
  • Man on the Moon! (Neil Armstrong)

  • The Berlin Wall is torn down

  • Oct 2001 Bin Laden Hunt Begins It led to the U.S. invading Afghanistan

    Bin Laden Hunt Begins
    It led to the U.S. invading Afghanistan and expanding the War on Terror.
  • 9/11

    September 11 Attacks
    It led to major changes in U.S. security and sparked the War on Terror.
  • Hurricane Katrina Disaster

    It exposed major weaknesses in disaster preparedness and led to reforms in emergency response and infrastructure planning.
  • Rise of Social Media

    It changed how people communicate, share information, and connect globally, while also raising concerns about privacy and misinformation.
  • Great Recession

    It caused widespread job losses, housing market collapse, and global economic hardship, leading to major financial reforms.
  • Bin Laden Killed

    It marked a major milestone in the War on Terror and symbolized justice for the 9/11 attacks.
  • Smartphone Majority Adoption

    It shows how quickly technology became central to daily life, changing communication, learning, and access to information.
  • covid 19

    It caused a global health crisis that disrupted daily life, economies, and education, and reshaped public health and work habits worldwide.

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