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1492
The Colombian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the movement of diseases, ideas, foods, crops, and people between the New World and the Old World. The Old World was the Earths Western hemisphere and the New World was the earth's Eastern hemisphere. The New World transported diseases, livestock, grains, and different foods. The New World transported cash crops, tobacco, turkey, and other foods. -
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The Pequot War
The Pequot War was a war between the Pequot tribe and colonists from New England. They were fighting for territories and trading rights. -
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The War of Jenkins Ear
This was a war between Britain and Spain. Its name, comes from Thomas Carlyle in 1858, it refers to an ear severed from Robert Jenkins. Jenkins was a captin of a British ship -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was the North American war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
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The French and Indian War
This war is also known as the Seven Years War. This war was between Great Britain and France. This war was ended with the Treaty of Paris. -
The Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was by King George III. Following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when Boston protesters dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British got so upset that it led to the American Revolution -
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The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was against George Washington with the French and British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. This battle ended the Revolutionary War. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin which influenced the history of the United States. He invented a cotton gin that was popular in the South. The South became the cotton producing part of the country because Whitney's cotton gin was able to successfully pull out the seeds from the cotton bolls. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was when the U.S bought many miles of land from the French. This land was west of the Mississippi River and costed $15 million. -
The Trail of Tears
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to a new area. It's called the trail of tears because of its devastating effects. -
The Minié Ball
The minié ball was created by Montgomery and Henri-Gustave Delvigne. This new bullet was created to have faster muzzleloading for rifles. The rifel beame more popular after thiss invention -
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The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought about 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States to search for gold. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
This was the prevention of a Confederate General named Robert Lee from invading the North for the second time. This battle is known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. -
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Black Codes
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes "Black codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War" -
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Jim Crow Laws
https://onlinellm.usc.edu/a-brief-history-of-jim-crow-laws/
"Jim Crow laws began in 1877 when the Supreme Court ruled that states couldn’t prohibit segregation on common modes of transportation such as trains, streetcars, and riverboats. Later, in 1883, the Supreme Court overturned specific parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, confirming the “separate but equal” concept." -
The Machine Gun
The machine gun was invented by Hiram Maxim. This was a huge invention for the Civil War. The machine gun was fast firing and allowed more shooting without reloading for each bullet. -
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The Berlin Airlift
Where the U.S supplied their sectors of Berlin https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-airlift -
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The Korean War
The Korean War started when the North Korean crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea, they easily overpowered South Korea and the U.S came to their aid. -
Arthur Ashe
In 1968 In the first U.S. Open of the Open Era, Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker of the Netherlands in five sets. Ashe became the first black male to win the U.S. Open men's singles title, and also the first to win the tournament in the Open Era. -
26th Amendment
The 26th amendment is the rule that you can't use age as a reason for keeping people from voting. In the U.S. -
U.S Women's Gymnastics take home Gold.
The U.S women were nicknamed the magnificent 7. They beat Russia and Romania. Russia and Romania were two-time defending world champions. -
The U.S women win the World Cup
The U.S women beat China to win their second World Cup. The World Cup that year was held in China. The game was tied and went into shootouts where the U.S took the win. -
9/11
https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/9-11-timeline Al Qaeda terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. -
The 2008 Superbowl
In the 2008 Superbowl, the New York Giants beat the Patriots. The Patriots had not lost a game. But in the end, the Giants had won the game with the score being 21-17. -
Diana Nyad Swims from Cuba to Flordia
In 2013 Diana Nyad a 64-year-old woman swam all the way from Cuba to Flordia. Although this took her many attempts, she still successfully did it. There were many factors that she had to think about. For example, the sharks, jellyfish, and saltwater. -
Astros win the World Series
In 2017 the Astros beat the Los Angles Dodgers. It was a close game but in the end Altuve got the last out to win the World Series.
