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A timeline which consists of all the important milestones US History. It also includes some surprising events that aren't talked about as much.
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Named after King James I, Jamestown colony was established by 144 English men and boys. The colony was disciplined by John Smith, with a strict "work or starve" regime, forcing each colonist to work four hours per day for farming. After the departure of Smith in 1609, the colony faced several hardships. The supply boat had sank in the coast of Bermuda, causing the winter of 1906-10 to be known as the "Starving Time". -
Signed aboard the Mayflower was the compact which pledged loyalty to the king and the establishment of all just laws for the benefit of the colony. The 102 travelers finally arrived upon the shores of Plymouth in 1620, arriving upon a land that was later known as Cape Cod and eventually setting camp near the Plymouth Rock. Plymouth colonybecame the foundation layer of democracy for all colonies to come. -
In 1700s, the Virginia gentry established a general behavior code for Southern men and women. Gentlemen were expected to be courteous and honorable, whereas women were expected to be gracious and tend to the house. Proper gentlemen were mostly of higher status with high income earning jobs and were likely to send their children to military schools. -
Upon the uprising of many rebellions, a paranoia spread throughout many white settlers. As the number of African Americans grew, many colonies passed a series of laws that restricted slaves'. These laws were known as slave codes, that made it impossible for African Americans to receive any just course of action. It stopped African Americans from receiving proper education, marriage etc. As time passed, the slave code regulations became stricter. -
The Declaration of Independence shared the reasoning behind the separation of the thirteen colonies and the British Empire. It also has an ideal of equality printed in the declaration and suggests that the purpose of the government is to protect the consent of the governed. -
Federalism was a mode of government that believed in the decentralization of power and the equal distribution of it between all state governments. Federalists supported the use of Constitution to utilize the newly founded liberty and independence created by the American revolution. Federalists campaigned their beliefs through many outlets, with most newspapers and influential figures also expressing their support of the political plan. -
In the fall of 1786, Western Massachusetts farmers filed petitions for economic relief. A protest began, led by War Veteran Daniel Shays. For the following six months, a rebellion took over the Northampton Court of Common Pleas. This was to prevent the imprisonment/trials of debt-ridden citizens. -
Pre-revolution, ministers often preached superiority of men. However, this circumstance eventually changed upon the arrival of a new government. Women, with men absent in the household, became more bolder. In 1790s, the first educational institutions for women were found, with educated women being known as the Republican Motherhood. This also pushed for the Seneca Falls Declaration in the nineteenth century for the equality between men and women. -
Eli Whitney, a Yale graduate, created a machine which moved raw cotton through sharp teeth, getting rid of the seeds. After the development of this machine, he created the milling machine. His new inventions created an uprise of slavery, as the south became plantation south and the north became industrial north. It made cotton more profitable but also increased the concentration of slavery, which was previously seen as evil by most kind southerners. -
Post-war advertisements attracted Germans to come to the US, in hopes of religious freedom, economic opportunity and freedom from war. The English-speaking Americans misinterpreted the word "Deutsch", causing the settlers to be named as Pennsylvania Dutch. Germans also bought from Germany, new religions such as Lutheranism. -
The Women's Sphere was a product of the patriarchal notions in the 1800s. Whilst men were out and about the public sphere creating the wealth, women were expected to stay at home and maintain the private sphere. However, being the "true woman" was a luxury that could only be carried out by the women of European descent. Immigrant women were often too occupied by the needs for a daily life, that they would often work alongside the men. -
The War of 1812 between the United States and Britain (accompanied by their Indian Allies) was often seen as the second war for independence. However, the war was more of a political and military disaster than a helpful aid in the development of American culture. The British managed to dominate America via the Atlantic, leaving the US in shambles in summer of 1814. Many disasters followed this disaster. A peace treaty was signed. -
The inauguration of President Jackson was a win for all the common citizens of America who's opinions often went unseen and invalidated. President Jackson was the embodiment of a common man, known to be a military hero and a frontiersman. Unlike other presidents, he did not fit the description of a rich, well-educated man from the East. He was a declared self-made man, that gave hope to the common American. -
Federal troops came to Georgia and forcibly removed the Cherokee Indians, despite the Cherokees winning in court against Georgia that claimed that Georgia did not have any jurisdiction over their land. However, President Jackson ignored this ruling and instead created the Treaty of Echota which offered an exchange of relocation and payment for Georgia. Those who did not sign the treaty, eventually gave up, were forced out or perished away. -
The land, now known as the state of Texas, was originally a Mexican owned land compromised of American settlers and the Tejano people. In 1835, a group of Texans fought against Santa Anna's forces to lead to the formal Texan declaration of independence on March 2nd, 1836. Texas remained a Lone Star Republic for 9 years. -
In the September of 1850, Clay's compromise became confirmed between North and South. The North was admitted as a free state, whilst the South had no restrictions in Utah & New Mexico territories. The North got slave trade prohibited in Washington DC and the South permitted Slave holding in Washington DC. The North allowed Texas to lose its boundary dispute with New Mexico, whilst the South got Texas 10 million dollars and a fugitive slave law. -
The [Kansas-Nebraska (https://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.asp) act permitted Kansas and Nebraska to be open to slavery. Each territory was able to decide their position on slavery based on the popular sovreignity. Previously, this was stopped from happening by the Missouri Compromise in 1820. -
Following the Sack of Lawrence, John Brown and 7 others, which he called as the "Army of the North" entered the pro-slavery town of Pottawatomie Creek. A believer of an eye for an eye, him and his followers had slain five people, at the peak of dawn. Enraging the south, a headhunt had been set off for Brown, who managed to escape as a fugitive. The south had arrested two of his sons, that were not with him. -
In the Spring of 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first ever president to be impeached in the United States. There were 11 Articles of impeachment bought against Johnson by the Republican House of Representatives. Johnson took a stand against the Reconstruction law, which eventually lead him to violating the Tenure of Office Act. Along with this, he had also disgraced Congress. Short of one vote, 35 senators voted to impeach Johnson in May of 1868. -
After African American's started to gain more privileges, White supremacy groups were formed out of fear of their newly gained freedom. Groups such as the Ku Klux Kland, the Knights of The White Camelia, and the White Brotherhood. These groups were responsible for the lives of many African Americans, primarily killing them by raping and lynching.