Timeline of Events

  • In God We Trust(Unit 1)

    In God We Trust(Unit 1)

    U.S. state of Florida and the United States uses the "In the God we Trust" motto. This motto helps reflect the history of belief that reflects on religious freedom in the United States. Established as the national motto of the U.S. in 1956.
  • Declaration of Independence(Unit 1)

    Declaration of Independence(Unit 1)

    Stating 3 main and important ideas, all are equal and have the right of life stated by God, the government is to protect these ideal rights and we are allowed to riot if the government tries to ignore these rights.
  • E Pluribus Unum(Unit 1)

    E Pluribus Unum(Unit 1)

    Proposed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, this phrase means one from many. This phrase the determination by America to form a single nation.
  • U.S. Constitution(Unit 1)

    U.S. Constitution(Unit 1)

    Fundamental law of the U.S. federal system of government and document of the Western World.
  • Bill of Rights(Unit 1)

    Bill of Rights(Unit 1)

    First 10 amendments of the Constitution. States the right of the people in relation to the government while also guaranteeing civil rights/liberties such as freedom of speech and religion.
  • Alfred Thayer Mahan(Unit 3)

    Alfred Thayer Mahan(Unit 3)

    "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century," stated by John Keegan. Mahan was a naval officer and historian that had played influence in imperialism and the Spanish American War.
  • Sanford B. Dole(Unit 3)

    Sanford B. Dole(Unit 3)

    Dole was a lawyer and jurist of the Hawaiian islands, he was the first president of the republic of Hawaii and first governor of the territory of Hawaii. Dole also led the government following the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii during American Imperialism.
  • Homestead Act(Unit 2)

    Homestead Act(Unit 2)

    The Homestead act stated that any adult or intended citizen that never borne arms against U.S. government was allowed to claim 160 acres of government land.
  • Henry Ford(Unit 4)

    Henry Ford(Unit 4)

    Ford was an American industrialist who revolutionized factory production with his assembly line methods.
  • Eminent Domain(Unit 1)

    Eminent Domain(Unit 1)

    This idea refers to the fifth amendment that states the government has the power to take private property and transfer into public property/use.
  • Douglas MacArthur(Unit 5)

    Douglas MacArthur(Unit 5)

    MacArthur was a American general who participated in the Southwest Pacific during World War 1. MacArthur also oversaw the success Allied occupation of postwar Japan while also leading the United Nation forces in the Korean War during 1950-1953.
  • Chester W. Nimitz(Unit 5)

    Chester W. Nimitz(Unit 5)

    Nimitz was a fleet admiral of the U.S. Navy. Nimitz is mostly known for his role in the naval history during World War 1 as commander in chief.
  • George S. Patton(Unit 5)

    George S. Patton(Unit 5)

    Patton was a general in the U.S. Army. Patton commanded the 7th U.S. Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War 2 as well as the 3rd U.S. Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1994. Patton was also the first office assigned to the tank corps during World War 1.
  • Marcus Garvey(Unit 4)

    Marcus Garvey(Unit 4)

    Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur and orator. Garvey is most known for his founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association(UNIA) in 1914.
  • Alvin York(Unit 3)

    Alvin York(Unit 3)

    York was a U.S. Army soldier during World War 1. York is most known for his accomplishments during WWI as well as being one of most decorated soldiers.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower(Unit 5)

    Dwight D. Eisenhower(Unit 5)

    Eisenhower was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the U.S. from 1953-1961. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and sent troops to enforce federal orders to integrated schools in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Homestead Strike(Unit 2)

    Homestead Strike(Unit 2)

    The Homestead Strike was violent dispute between Carnegie Steel Company and its workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
  • Omar N. Bradley(Unit 5)

    Omar N. Bradley(Unit 5)

    Bradley was a senior officer of the U.S. Army during World War 2. Bradley commanded the 12th army group which helped ensure the victory over Germany during WWII
  • Klondike Gold Rush(Unit 2)

    Klondike Gold Rush(Unit 2)

    Migration of 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon.
  • Spanish-American War(Unit 3)

    Spanish-American War(Unit 3)

    Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that would soon end Spanish colonial rule in the Americas while also resulting in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
  • Charles A. Lindbergh(Unit 4)

    Charles A. Lindbergh(Unit 4)

    Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor and activist. Lindberg is known for his first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Paris in May 20-21, 1927.
  • 16th Amendment(Unit 2)

    16th Amendment(Unit 2)

    "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."
  • 17th Amendment(Unit 2)

    17th Amendment(Unit 2)

    "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each Senate shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislations."
  • Causes of World War 1(Unit 3)

    Causes of World War 1(Unit 3)

    • Rise of Germany
    • Militarism
    • Imperialism
    • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    • Alliances
    • Nationalism
  • Reasons for U.S entry into World War 1(Unit 3)

    Reasons for U.S entry into World War 1(Unit 3)

    • American Loans
    • German invasion of Belgium
    • Lusitania(unrestricted submarine welfare in Atlantic by Germany)
  • Vernon Baker(Unit 5)

    Vernon Baker(Unit 5)

    Baker was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Baker was the only surviving African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the war, being an infantry company platoon leader during WWI and paratrooper in the Korean War.
  • Nativism(Unit 2)

    Nativism(Unit 2)

    Natives and immigrants where constanily posed as a threat by politicans and press during this time, these acquisitions would soon find themselves generating new legislations that would find themselves causing the number/percentages of foreign born in the U.S. to decline
  • Teapot Dome Scandal(Unit 4)

    Teapot Dome Scandal(Unit 4)

    Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall accepted a large sum of money and gifts from private oil companies for in return Fall would allow these companies to control government oil reserves.
  • Dust Bowl(Unit 4)

    Dust Bowl(Unit 4)

    Drought stricken region of the Southern Plains. This region suffered severe dust storms during the dry period in the 1930s. People and livestock were killed and crops failed across the region from Texas to Nebraska.
  • Social Security Administration(Unit 4)

    Social Security Administration(Unit 4)

    Social insurance program designed to help pay retired workers of the age 65 or older a continuing income after they retired.