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The Pilgrim Fathers
The Pilgrim fathers are one of the first groups of british colonists settled in the futur territory of USA. They started their trip on September 16th 1620 in Southampton. They crossed the Atlantic Ocean aboard their sailboat named Mayflower. They arrived in the present state of Massachusetts in November. -
Slaughter of native peoples
On 1622, native americans ( that's to say mainly indigenous peoples ) were slaughtered. This slaughter is briefly told to us in the movie of Michael Moore named Bowling for Columbine. This movie was released in 2002 and it is about the history of America. -
War of Independence : American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies. This war of Independence which began on April 19th, 1775 was led by the 13 colonies because they wanted their independence from England. -
United States Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776, the 13 colonies seceded from England to form the United-States of America. The political text which deals with the Independence of the 13 colonies is named "The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united States of America". -
End of the American Revolutionary War
On september 3rd, 1783, the War Of Independence ended. -
The Constitution
Accepted on September 17th, 1787, the Constitution of United-States is a text of supreme laws that must be respected by all the American citizens. The Constitution is composed of a preamble, amendments, articles, declarations of rights. -
Slavery in the United States
United-States were involved in the slavery trade, millions of slaves were exploited in United-States. Slavery is abolished on 1965 during the American Civil War by the sixteenth president of USA (but the first republican president) : Abraham Lincoln. He was killed two months after the end of the Civil War. -
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
On december 15th, 1791, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (which is about gun ownership) protects the rights of people to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment was created two years after the election of the first president of Unites-States : George Washington. He led the USA from 1789 to 1797. -
American Civil War
On april 12th, 1861, the first fights of the American Civil War began. This war opposed the Northern and Southern States. It started after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, because he wanted the slavery abolition in United-States, but all the states were not agree so this disagreement led to the civil war. -
Emancipation Act
The Emancipation Proclamation is a decree of Abraham Lincoln which proclaims that the slaves are free at last. -
I have a dream and march on Washington for jobs and freedom
On this date, Martin Luther King pronounced his famous speech " I have a dream ". Moreover, on this day, before the speech of MLK, a march took place on Washington for jobs and freedom. This day represents a turning point in the history of fight against segregation. This speech stayed a symbol known through all over the world. -
End of the American Civil War
This is the end of the American Civil War. Lincoln emerged victorious of this war in part because slavery was abolished. He was assassinated few months later. -
Ku Klux Klan
On december 24th, 1865, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was founded by veterans of the Confederate army to counteract the emancipation of black people and to restore white supremacy. But in 1871, the KKK was declared illegal. Moreover, this year have been marked by the creation of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA is a powerful lobby. The KKK disappeared officially in 1944. -
Jim Crow laws
The Jim Crow laws are a set of regulations and laws promulgated in the Southern States of United-States between 1876 ans 1965. The most important regulations and laws dealt with segregation in the schools or still in the trains an the bus. At that time, the president was Ulysses S. Grant -
Vietnam War
On November 1st, 1995, the Vietnam war began opposing the North Vietnam and the South Vietnam supported by the army of the United States. On the side of the USA, this war is a defeat the death rate is really high, approximately 58 000 american soldiers were killed. During this war, 5 presidents led the United-States !! -
Rosa Parks
On december 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks became a symbol of the fight of black people against segregation. On this day, she refused to give her seat in the bus to a white person. A fine was imposed to her. After that, a lot of acts of rebellions and mobilizations took place in United-States. -
The Hippie Movement
The Hippie movement was originally a youth movement that started in the United States in the 1960's. The Hippie movement has developed during the Vietnam War, because the hippies (member of this movement) were anti-war, they want a peaceful world as we can see in the movie "Forrest Gump" when Hippies gathered to protest against the war in Vietnam. -
Desegregation in the schools of Alabama
Schools in Alabama were desegregated in 1963. Governer George Wallace triggered the segregation in school because he personnally blocked the entrance of the Alabama university to Vivian Malone Jones and James Hood ( who were the two first black students). John F. Kennedy, the president at that time, sent troops to end this blockade. Wallace is victim of an assassination attempt which left him paralyzed. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States which prohibits all form of discrimination in public places. The Civil Rights Act was signed by the 36th president of the United-States Lyndon Baines Johnson. He became president on November 22nd, 1963, the very day John F. Kennedy was murdered. -
The Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party was formed in 1966. This revolutionary Afro-American movement has played a decisive part in the Civil Rights Movement. The member of the Black Panther Party named Black Panthers wanted a revolutionary war to achieve equality in education, housing and employment. They believed that the non violence campaign of Luther King had failed. -
First steps on the moon
On this date, two American astronauts (Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong) walked on the moon for the first time. It is thanks to the Apollo program launched by John F. Kennedy (who was assassinated in 1963) that walk on the moon was possible for these two astronauts. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal is an affair of political espionage which led president Nixon to the resignation in 1974. This scandal began in 1972 with burglars' arrest inside the Watergate building. He was the 37th president of United-States since 1969. -
End of the Vietnam war
It is under the president Gerald Ford that the Vietnam war ended after years of violent battles in the mud. -
Disaparition of Black Panthers
In 1982, the Black Panther Party disappeared after have been considered as "the greatest threat to the internal security of the country" according to J. Edgar Hoover. The Black Panther Party disappeared under the president Ronald W. Reagan. Four other presidents led the USA during this revolutionary movement.
