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Middle Colonies
Location- In between New England and Virginia
What happened?- King Charles the 2nd gave up the land between New England and Virginia.
Why is this event important?- It is important because it was a monumental moment in U.S History -
Bacon's Rebellion
Location- Jamestown Virginia
What happened?- He started a rebellion to be able to push the Native Americans out of Virginia
Why is this event important?- It is important because it showed the lengths that people would go to to get what they wanted. -
Salem Witch Trials
Location- Salem MA
What happened?- Women went into mass hysteria and were accused of being witches
Why is this event important?- This event is important because of the severity and influence on religion and how it caused women trauma -
Triangular Trade
Location- Europe, Africa, the Americas
What happened?- The three countries all supplied each other. Europe gave America and Africa goods that were finished, and the Americas gave Africa raw materials and then Africa gave America the slaves.
Why is this event important?- It is important because this event ending up leading into one of the biggest events in history which was slavery. -
First Great Awakening
Location- American Colonies
What happened?- Religious Devotion had become revived and people started having passion for religion once again.
Why is this event important?- This is important because for a certain amount of time, the encouragement and passion of religion was lacking so it became revived. -
Tobacco being exported to England from Southern Colonies
Location- Southern colonies and England
What happened?- Tobacco ended up being exported and had its debut of traveling around.
Why is this event important?- It is important because tobacco is a huge marketing profit now so it is good to know the origins -
French & Indian War
Location- Between New York, Pennsylvania, Nova Scotia and Canada
What happened?- The British people had people from American colonies fight the french, along with Native Americans on both the French and British side.
Why is this event important?- This is important because it last a very long time and caused a lot of land to be destroyed which was later rebuilt. -
Proclamation of 1763
Location- Appalachian Mountains
What happened?- During this, the British people established a border along the Appalachian mountains.
Why is this event important?- This is important because at that time the U.S. was not fully established. -
Sugar Act
Location- Great Britain
What happened?- they imported sugar and molasses and raised taxes on wine, silk, and coffee.
Why is this event important?- This is important because it was controversial and difficult for the people because a lot of them thought that it was incorrect -
Stamp Act
Location- The American Colonies
What happened?- This stamp taxed a lot of the printed materials like posters, newspapers, and pamphlets.
Why is this event important?- This event was important because many workers lost their jobs because of this. -
Townshend Acts
Location- American Colonies
What happened?- They put new regulations on glass, led, paint, tea and paper to be imported
Why is this event important?-This is important because it later led to the Boston Massacre. -
Tea Act
Location- Boston MA
What happened?- Lord North helped the british who were struggling in the British east india company
Why is this event important?- The colonial merchants were cut out and later they reacted with anger -
Coercive (Intolerable Acts)
Location- Boston MA
What happened?- They closed the Boston harbour and the local officials were appointed
Why is this event important?- It is important because it was monumental and changed U.S. politics for the time. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Location- Middlesex County
What happened?- It was the first time that the British and Colonists fired at each other and started battle.
Why is this event important?- This is important because just from that shot that was fired, it started America and the origin story of America -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Location-Boston, MA
What happened?- It was a big factor of the start of the American Revolutionary war, and it initiated it.
Why is this event important?- It is highly important because when the American Revolutionary War began, it completely altered the way that America functioned. -
New State Constitution
Location-Colonial America
What happened?- The Americans came up with a new constitution for their people.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it made America what it is now. -
Declaration of Independence
Location-Philadelphia
What happened?- The officials of American colonies, made a declaration in order to declare independence.
Why is this event important?- This event is extremely important because the Declaration of Independence completely upholds America's morals and something that people who are American citizens are supposed to abide to. -
Battle of Trenton
Location-Trenton, New Jersey
What happened?- America won this battle, meaning it was George Washington's first victory.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it continued to give America more troops, along with a higher status. -
Voting Rights Expand
Location- America
What happened?-The Voting rights expanded meaning that the people of any wealth or status were able to vote
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it gives people the option of who their leader is instead of a dictatorship. -
Fall of Philadelphia
Location-Philadelphia
What happened?- The British ended up winning the battle, which led to them taking over Philadelphia for a period of time.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it also shows the losses that America had to face. -
The Land Ordinance
Location- Modern-day Ohio
What happened?- Appalachian mountains were sold
Why is this event important?- It led to creating different sections of the U.S. -
Freedom of Relgion
Location- America
What happened?- The government declared that people in America are allowed to worship anything that they want to worship and not be tied down to one religion.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because this was not common for any country in the world and America made it revolutionary. -
Shay's Rebellion
Location-MA
What happened?- A rebellion started in regard to debt and high taxes
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it proves how strong-willed the Americans were to make their country fair. -
The Virginia Plan
Location- Pennsylvania
What happened?- Announced the 3 branches of government
Why is this event important?-It is important because it shaped America's government system -
The Northwest Ordinance
Location- U.S.A
What happened?-Establishing a government for the Northwest
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it was ale to establish more government for more balance. -
Constitutional Convention
Location-Pennsylvania
What happened?- When the constitution was signed by 38 delegates
Why is this event important?- It is important because it kept on inching closer to having the constitution finalized -
Loyalists Flee
Location- America
What happened?-The loyalists flee because the British lost and they weren't welcome anymore.
Why is this event important?- It is important because America wasn't welcoming the foes any longer. -
New Orleans
Location- U.S
What happened?- The U.S spent 15 million dollars on the Louisiana purchase to primarily have New Orleans due to its location.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it lead to further expansion of the United States. -
Steam Boat
Location- France
What happened?- The boat was constructed to be manipulated by an engine. The boat contained twelve paddles.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it was able to pave the way for not only further transportation systems, but faster ways of transportation as well. -
The Embargo of 1807
Location- U.S
What happened?- British put forth a blockade on "Napoleonic Europe"
Why is this event significant?- This is significant because they did not want to put America in jeopardy -
Economic Warfare
Location-U.S
What happened- British put restrictions on American trade.
Why is this even significant?- It is important because it impacted the way America works and functions. -
The War Hawk
Location-U.S
What happened?- Someone who is a huge advocate for war and someone who wants to add to the conflict.
Why is this event significant?- This is significant because it shows the different sides of war and peoples perspectives -
Perry's Victory
Location-U.S
What happened?- He led the defeat of 6 large British ships from getting to Lake Erie
Why is this event significant?- it is significant because he was able to put a stop to the British who were extremely strong and sophisticated -
Canals
Location- New York
What happened?- Canals were able to create water systems for cities
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it was able to expand access to water easier for more people. -
Roads
Location- U.S., Maryland to Ohio River.
What happened?- The first road was built and it extended far for its time from Maryland to Ohio.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it set a trend for more roads to be made and developed. The states were also able to collect funds from the use and the want of more roads because it was a lot easier for travel. -
The Missouri compromise
Location- U.S.
What happened?- Slavery became banned in the land before the Louisiana purchase.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it was able to keep abolishing slavery, and later ended up setting a trend for the U.S. government for the abolition of slavery. -
Election of 1824
Location- MA
What happened?- Neither of the candidates had the vast majority of electoral votes, therefore the House of Representatives came to choose John Quincy Adams.
Why is this event important?- It is important because the House of Representatives had to come to the conclusion -
Election of 1828
Location-USA
What happened?- it was in two separate parties and it started to shape its way into modern politics.
Why is this event important?- It was important because it paved the way for new-day politics. -
Indian Removal Act
Location- USA
What happened?- Over 46,000 Native Americans were pushed away from their home and they were forced to hike over 1,000 miles.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because it created mass genocide for the Native Americans and became a crucial part of American history. -
Panic of 1837
Location- New England
What happened?- There was a massive financial crisis that occurred in the U.S.
Why is this event important?- This event is important because during this time the country was in a state of depression. -
Industrial Revolution
Location- U.S. and British territory
What happened?- Machines took over the craft of making objects instead of it being handmade.
Why is this event significant?- This event is extremely significant because it shaped the way technology would advance in the near future -
Compromise of 1850
Location- Washington D.C
What happened?- 5 different bills that put a halt at feuds between free states and slave states.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because the feuds were still continuous -
First Oil Well Developed
Location- Titusville, PA
What happened?- Edwin Drake drilled the first oil well.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because oil is something that is extremely important in today's world and represents the start of the popular demand for oil and the steps the U.S. had to make to develop ways for oil. -
Lincoln's Presidential Election
Location- U.S.
What happened- President Lincoln was elected to be President for the United States
Why is this event significant?- The country changed completely when Lincoln was elected and his presidency contributed to the Civil War, and the freedom of slaves. -
The Transcontinental Railroad
Location- United States
What happened?- 2 corporations worked on a railroad that stretched about 2,000 miles after Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act.
Why is this event significant? This event is significant because it led to information being able to be spread easier along with easier transportation for products. -
The Battle of Antietam
Location- Sharpsburg
What happened?- The Union won this battle by stopping a Confederate invasion
Why is this event significant?- Even though the union lost 12,400 men, they still won the battle from stopping something much worse that could've happened with the invasion. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Location- U.S
What happened- Lincoln made a contract in which all slaves shall be free.
What is the significance?- Slavery was something that lasted years on end, and was a big debate in the U.S. Lincoln changes the dynamic of the United States forever. -
The Siege of Vicksburg
Location- Mississippi
What happened?- the Union was able to grasp control of the Mississippi river
Why is this significant?- The Union started to expand their territory. -
Shermans March to the Sea
Location- Georgia
What happened?-Shermans army invaded a down in Georgia and killed many innocent civilians and burned down towns and shops to make a mark and statement for the army.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because of the mark it made on the US. -
North Resitence Growth
Location- Northern America
What happened?- The North resistance started to grow because a lot of more people joined the abolitionist movement.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because it paved the way of modern US. -
Johnson Impeached
Location- U.S
What happened?- He was accused of violating basic human rights acts and the rights of the country.
Why is this significant?- It is significant because it symbolized how the U.S really cared about the rights for their country. -
Bell and the Telephone
Location- U.S
What happened?- Alexander Graham Bell came up with the idea of a telephone.
Why is this event significant?- This event is extremely significant because it led to the invention of the telephone which is one of the most technological advancements of our time. It allowed for information to travel even faster than by train or railroad which led to easier information access. -
Invention of the Lightbulb
Location- Menlow Park, NJ
What happened?- Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb.
Why is this event significant?- It is extremely significant because it opened new doors to technological advancement and created that type of electricity to where modern day U.S. completely runs off of light and light electricity. -
AFL
Location- Columbus Ohio
What happened.The AFL looked to improve the working conditions and make them more fair.
They were significant because they made a great impact on the way that the workforce functioned -
The Platt Ammendment
Location- U.S.
What happened?- It was to protect Cuba from the foreign interventions
Why is it significant?- U.S. allied with Cuba -
IWW
Location- U.S.
What happened?- The International Workers of the World, were there to attempt and form one big union for the workforce.
Significance?- It was significant because they accepted people of all races and gender. -
World War One
Location- All throughout Europe and Middle East
What happened?- Austrian Duke was assassinated.
Why is this event significant?- This event is extremely significant because it was the first War with extreme technological development and a lot of death. -
Women join the Military
Location- America
What happened?- A woman joined the Navy in spring 1917.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because women were starting to gain more and more rights. -
America Joins the World War
Location- America
What happened?- The U.S declared Waron Germany which involved them in the War
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because when America joined the War became a lot more powerful. -
Prohibition Movement
Location- U.S.
What happened?- Prohibition was a movement to abolish alcohol. tIt was mostly led by women. They started this movement because they thought it was important to abolish alcohol because they thought of it as a distraction.
Significance?- it was significant because it was short lived, because of the money alcohol made -
Tulsa Race Massacre
Location- Tulsa, Oklahoma
What happened?- there were riots in which burned black owned business', houses, and was so terrible to the point that law enforcement joined the riots.
Why is this event significant?- this event is significant because it showcases how racial injustice was extremely prominent and the corruption that was faced within the law enforcement. -
The Election of 1928
Location- U.S
What happened?- The U.S President Herbert Hoover won the election.
Why is this event signficant?- His election was significant because he was able to win over several states by a long shot and was president during the initial beginning of the Great Depression -
The Great Depression
Location- U.S
What happened?- The U.S became extremely poor after the war which caused the U.S economy to drop and fall into a depression.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant not only because of the condition of the U.S but also how much the U.S changed in the stand of a few years because just a few years prior, the U.S was thriving during the "roaring" 20's. -
The Dustbowl
Location-Kansas, parts of New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma
What happened?- Due to the amount of mass population growth and grass removal, dirt wasn't able to hold itself together as well and started to form dust storms.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it caused many people to die, move out, and suffer. -
The Polish Capital Fell
Location- Poland
What happened?-During the German invasion of Poland, Germans technology was more advanced and their army was more trained that eventually the Polish army plundered and caused for the capital to fall.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it was Hitler's first aggression to a country which later led to many other countries being invaded -
The Land-Lease Act
Location- Established in the U.S
What happened?- FDR removed the cash requirement for weapons to be able to allow the U.S to lend/lease arms to any country if ti is vital for the U.S to do so.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it allows FDR to ade Britain through loopholes without being directly involved with the war. -
World War Two
Location- All throughout different varieties of countries
What happened?-Due to Hitler's invasion of Poland, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the threat to America's democracy
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it was a major war and was the first time the U.S felt under pressure and extremely threatened by external forces. -
The Attack of Pearl Harbor
Location- Pearl Harbor U.S
What happened?- Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan which caused 8 battleships to go down, 3 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 6 other vessels, 188 airplanes, 2,403 dead Americans, and 1178 injured
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it led the U.S to final involve themselves in the Second World War. -
The D.O.I of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Location- Hanoih's Ba Dinh Square
What happened?- A speech was given about the oppression Vietnamese were facing and how it was against America's own constitution.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it lead into the Vietnam War, and referenced the corruption America's government had if they continued to go against their own Declaration of Independence. -
The Truman Doctrine
Location- United States
What happened?- The Truman Doctrine was placed in order to give a helping hand to countries that were going to be put under communistic ideals.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because the U.S was willing to completely go out of their way to be able to prevent the spread of communism. -
Cold War
Location- Between U.S and Soviet Union
What happened?- Conflicts arose between the political views of the U.S and USSR.
Why is this event significant?- It led to America unveiling more of its values along with them altering certain ideals towards their own foreign policies. -
The Marshall Plan
Location- Within Western Europe.
What happened?- America was able to have a sufficient trading system, and was able to support Europe's government.
Why is this event significant?- It enforced and strengthened the alliances between the U.S and Europe. -
Brown V. Board
Location- Topeka, Kansas
What happened?- Brown was advocating for racial segregation to be put at a halt within the school system.
Why is this significant?- It is significant because it caused racial segregation to slowly deteriorate and for white and black children to learn together -
Vietnam War
Location- Vietnam
What happened- The U.S and Vietnam went to war against each other in order to prevent communist takeover.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it was not only a long lasting war, but had a significant impact on the US -
Anti War Movement
Location- U.S
What happened?- The Military intervention in Vietnam was being demanded by many to stop.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it shows how a lot of people were anti-war and wanted war, especially the Vietnam war, to be abolished. -
the Great Society
Location- U.S
What happened?- The great society occurred during Nixon's presidency and included good healthcare, and benefits for U.S citizens.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it shaped modern day society in the United States. -
Cuyahoga River Fire
Location- Northeast Ohio
What happened?- The River was filled with toxins like oils, and other toxic waste which caused the fire.
What was the significance of this event?- It is significant because it showcases the detrimental effect of toxins and waste. -
Love Canal
Location- Niagara Falls, New York
What happened?- The area was completely contaminated with toxic waste due to the fact that it was buried underground. It also contributed to pollution.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because thousands of families had to evacuate the premises and cost over 400 million dollars in cleanup. After this more people were environmentally aware. -
The Watergate Crisis
Location- U.S
What happened?- The Nixon committee was accused of stealing private Democratic Documents.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it was quickly spread and people started to question Nixon's authority and whether or not he was a crook. -
Nixon's Address to the Nation about Energy Policies
Location- U.S
What happened?- The U.S was using lots of energy and Nixon gave a speech in order to reduce energy consumption.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because the US could have been greatly effected if the amount of energy continued to be used. -
Three Mile Island
Location- Pennsylvania
What happened?- A reactor core in a nuclear power plant malfunctioned causing it to release toxins and radioactive gases into the air
Why is this significant- It is significant because it led people to realize how horrible the power plants were and that the environment should be better taken care of -
The Persian Gulf War
Location- Persian Gulf
What happened?- Iraq invaded Kuwait
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because is was the first major crisis following the Cold War. -
Soviet Union Collapses
Location- Russia
What happened?- Communists tried to overthrow the government and troops were killing.
Why is this event significant?- It is significant because is shows the lengths people would go to to be able to obtain what they think is right. -
L.A Riots
Location- Los Angeles
What happened?- The city of LA broke out into riots regarding the death of Rodney King and against corrupt cops.
Why is this event significant?- This event is significant because it signifies the effect corruption and injustice can have on people