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1491
Pre-Colombian era
The period before Christopher Columbus arrival in the New World, when North America was populated with Native Americans. -
1492
Colombian exchange
The flow of goods between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that followed Columbus' widely advertised "discovery" of the New World. People, plants, animals, and diseases passed from continent to continent. -
1512
Encomienda System Established
Under this, conquistadors and other leaders received grants of a number of Indians, from whom they could exact "tribute"in the form of gold or labor. -
1525
The rise of the Atlantic Slave trade
The first record of slave trade voyage direct from Africa to the Americas is for a ship that landed in Santo Domingo, on the island of Hispaniola. -
1550
La Casas on subjugation of the Indians
This tract, contains the argument of Bartolome de Las Casas, the bishop of CHiapas, Mexicaoand Juan Gines Sepulveda, an influential Spanish philosopher who opposed of the treatment Native Americans were given by Spaniards. -
Powhatan Confederacy
The Powhatan Confederacy is the name of a group of Native American tribes that were very powerful during the 17th century in the area now known as Virginia. The confederacy rose in power under the leadership of Powhatan. They were also among the first Indians to have to deal with European colonists settling in their land. The Powhatan Confederacy is a good example of how Indians reacted to colonists and how the colonists reacted. -
Jamestown
On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Famine, disease and conflict with local Native American tribes in the first two years brought Jamestown to the brink of failure before the arrival of a new group of settlers and supplies in 1610. -
The House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in the church at Jamestown. -
Pequot War
The Pequot War was an armed conflict that took place between 1636 and 1638 in New England between the Pequot tribe and an alliance of the English colonists of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies and their Native American allies. -
Creation of Rhode Island
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, who had been banished from the Massachusetts colony for his advocacy of religious tolerance and the separation of church and state.During the colonial period, Newport was a major hub for shipping and trade, and in the 19th century Rhode Island was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution and the establishment of power-driven textile mills. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was an uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, present day New Mexico. -
Chickasaw War
The Chickasaw Wars were fought in the 18th century between the Chickasaw allied with the British against the French and their allies the Choctaws and Illinois Confederation. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening or First Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival that swept Protestant Europe and British America in the 1730s and 1740s. An evangelical and revitalization movement, it left a permanent impact on American Protestantism. -
French Indian War
The French and Indian War comprised the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War of 1756–63. It pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France. -
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and her Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels in an uprising against perceived economic and civil rights injustices. -
The Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. -
George Washington Presidency
George Washington was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
John Adams
John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States. Served as the first Vice President under President George Washington. -
Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820. This religious revival and perfectionism fueled the Antebellum Reform Movements. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid about 3 cents for each acre. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies. As an important neutral trading nation, the United States became ensnarled in the European conflict that pitted Napoleonic France against Great Britain and her continental allies. -
Hudson River School
The Hudson River School was a mid 19th-century American art movement by a group of landscape painter, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism and luminism. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837, seeking to act as the direct representative of the common man. -
Market Revolution
It included the expansion of the marketplace that occurred in early 19th-century America, prompted mainly by the construction of these new roads and canals to connect distant communities together for the first time. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women’s rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote. -
Manifest Destiny
During the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes president
Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves. -
Civil War
The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred September 22, 1862, at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland. It pitted Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac and was the culmination of Lee’s attempt to invade the north. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia. -
Freedmen's Bureau
The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, housing and medical aid, established schools and offered legal assistance. It also attempted to settle former slaves on Confederate lands confiscated or abandoned during the war. -
Reconstruction act
The Reconstruction Acts of laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union. The Fourteenth Amendment provided former slaves with national citizenship, and the Fifteenth Amendment granted black men the right to vote -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese exclusion act is a federal law passed by congress and signed by president Arthur. The law prohibited Chinese labor for ten years. -
American Federation of Labor
Founded in Columbus Ohio December 1886. The purpose of the American Federation Labor was to organize skilled workers into national unions consisting of others in the same trade. -
Grover Cleveland becomes president
President Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the US. He was the only President to leave the White House and return for a second term four years later. He was the first democrat elected after the Civil War. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre occurred in December 29, 1890. Was the site of two conflicts between North American Indians and representatives of the U.S. -
Homestead Strike
On June 29, 1892, workers belonging to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers struck the Carnegie Steel Company at Homestead, Pa. to protest a proposed wage cut. -
Pullman Strike
On May 11, 1894 was a railroad strike in the united States and turning point for US labor law. Pullman workers went into debt, it was taken from his paycheck. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. -
World War I
Began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war was called the War to End All Wars, it went on for four years. Ended in 1918. -
18 Amendment
Amendment was adopted in January 169 1920. It prohibited alcohol from being manufactured, sold, or transported. Though citizens broke the law and made their own alcohol to consume and sell. -
Jazz Age
The Jazz Age was a time period in the 1920s. Jazz music and dance styles became popular, mainly in the US. The Jazz Age is often known to be in conjunction to the Roaring Twenties. -
19th Amendment
On August 18, 1920 the nineteenth amendment was adopted. It gave women who are citizens of the US the right to vote. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic depression. The Great Depression began when the stock market crashed in 1929, 16 million stocks were sold quickly by panicking investors who lost faith in the american economy. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes president
FDR became the 32nd president of the United States. He helped the Americans regain faith in themselves. He brought hope to everyone. -
World War II
On September 1st, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, making the British and French to declare war on Germany. The US entered WWII when Japanese air force soldiers attacked navy base Pearl Harbor. -
Korean War Began
On June 25, 1950 the Korean began when about 75,000 soldiers from North Korea people’s Army poured across the 38th parallel. It was a war against the forces of international communism itself. -
Brown v. Board of Education decision
On May 17, 1954 the United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education. Brown v. Board decision helped break the back of state-sponsored segregation, and provided a spark to the American civil rights movement. -
Sputnik Launched into space
On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first man made artificial stalactite. this later caused for the US and Soviet Union tension in the space race. -
John F. Kennedy elected president
JFK was the 35th president of the United States. He was the youngest president to be elected, he died on November 22, 1963 making him the youngest president to die. -
Civil Rights Act
the Civil Rights Act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. This act was not only for African Americans but for other races, people with different religion, etc. -
Watergate Scandal
Five men broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex. President Nixon was seen as the victim for many people accused him of the break ins. -
Nixon Resigns
After the Watergate scandal, Nixon was impeached. Before he could be impeached he had resigned from office. -
Ronald Reagan was elected
Reagan was the former governor of California. Later he became the 40th president of the United States. -
Tax Reform Act of 1986
Changed the way taxes are collected or managed. It was taken to improve tax administration. -
The Berlin Wall Fell
On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. People could now go to the other side a join their families. -
The Soviet Union Collapsed
Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom. A triumph of democracy over totalitarianism, and evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism. -
Oklahoma City Bombings
The Oklahoma City bombing occurred when a truck packed with explosives was detonated on April 19, 1995, outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Until September 11, 2001, the Oklahoma bombing was the worse terrorist attack back then. -
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack
On September 11,2001 terrorist attacked the Unites States. The terrorists flew two of the planes into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. -
Barack Obama was elected president
Barack Obama was the first African American to run and become president. He was elected in 2008 and had two terms.
