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This timeline will show the history of the United States from the years 1492 to 1877. I will take you back in time and show you how the USA evolved into the country it is today...
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The Virginia House of Burgesses was established in 1619 by the colonists who felt it necessary to create their own representative assembly for their new territory. The members of this assembly would meet once a year to discuss the laws and taxation of the colonists. This, plus the Iroquois’ bicameral legislature system, was the first practice of democracy in the New World.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp, http://ushistoryvocab.weebly.com/house-of-burgesses.html -
Virginia was the first British colony to establish slavery. Slavery became a big part of the New World as more and more Africans were ripped from their homes and shipped over seas in the “Middle Passage” to be sold to the rich and wealthy colonists who made them work in their farms or houses.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/6b.asp, http://www.ushistory.org/us/6c.asp, http://www.ushistory.org/us/6d.asp, https://virginiaplantation.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/slavery-in-virginia-and-belle-grove/ -
The slaves led revolts as early as 1663. Many of their revolts are still remembered today. This shows how slaves never gave up on their fight for freedom and the freedom of other slaves.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/27e.asp, https://griid.org/2012/08/21/this-day-in-resistance-history-nat-turners-slave-revolt/ -
Michel-Guillaume De Crevecoeur was a french settler that settled in the American colonies in the 1770s. When he came to America, he was blown away by the diversity living in the colonies. He began questioning himself about who was the true American man. He determined that he would never find this much diversity in Europe at all. His feelings prove that America is the “melting pot” for all cultures.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/7f.asp, http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl44a/bio_crevecoeur.html -
Britain placed taxes on tea to have the colonists pay and support the British East India Company. As a response, Americans began boycotting all British goods. In Boston, people retaliated by dressing up as Native Americans and throwing 342 crates of British tea into the ocean. This event showed how the Americans would not give up until America became its own independent state without British rule. http://www.ushistory.org/us/9f.asp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, 1776. This document freed America from British rule and declared all colonies as independent. Five people created this document, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and, most importantly, Thomas Jefferson.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/10g.asp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence -
Federalism is a method of government that allows two or more entities to share control over the same geographic region. An example of Federalism through American history is when the Federalists were constructing that Constitution, a document that would establish America’s fundamental laws. http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-federalism-definition-factors-of-us-adoption.html, https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-articles-of-confederation/the-great-debate/
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The Constitution was, finally, taking effect in 1789. After years of getting approvals from other states, all Americans conceded with the Constitution. It was the first time all states agreed on an issue together. The Constitution was America’s first set of laws in the United States. http://www.ushistory.org/us/16e.asp, https://unspokenpolitics.net/2016/02/03/the-pre-democratic-american-constitution/
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An example of Nationalism was the construction of the United States’ Capital in 1790. The United States’ Capital embodies the nation’s current path with democracy and the very early political life of the first ever citizens. This building did, and continues, to make every American feel national pride for their country and the thought of all states being united.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/20d.asp, http://www.dixierapuano.com/capitol-hill-washington-dc-homes-for-sale/ -
The War of 1812 was a battle for expansion between the Indian nations and the American nations. This event was a huge turning point in American history. While watching this event take place, Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem for America. http://www.ushistory.org/us/21.asp, https://www.emaze.com/@ALZLQWZO/The-Star-Spangled-Banner
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The Mexicans were extending a diplomatic invitation to the Americans saying they were allowed to extend westward to Texas. Imperialism is “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force”. This shows imperialism because the Americans and Mexicans did create a diplomatic alliance until it was broken by the Americans refusal of Mexicans rules.
what is imperialism, http://www.ushistory.org/us/29a.asp, http://www.telecomcorridor.com/international/why-texas -
Andrew Jackson became the seventh president in the 1828 election. He received a very huge majority of the votes. Jackson was an influential leader who supported the common people as well as led the Americans to many victories. He was also, in some American's eyes, a cruel dictator who kicked the Indians off their land and sent them to their deaths on the Trail of Tears. http://www.ushistory.org/us/23f.asp, http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson
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Under President Jackson’s rule, many Indians were forced off their western land, that was later to be sold as cotton land to White Americans. To Jackson, the Indians were considered inferior to him. He did not care about them as they died on the The Trail of Tears.
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Indian.html, http://www.ushistory.org/us/24f.asp, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html -
William Lloyd Garrison was a very important figure in Abolitionism. He was the author of The Liberator, a publication about his views on slavery and how it should be abolished. His writing inspired many Americans and abolitionists to continue to fight for the end of slavery. http://www.ushistory.org/us/28a.asp, https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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The Mexican-American War was declared in May of 1846. Internationalism is "the principle of cooperation among nations". The Americans showed an act of internationalism because all nations came together to volunteer and support for their country. Because of this, the Americans won the war. http://www.ushistory.org/us/29d.asp, http://www.dictionary.com/browse/internationalism, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-forgotten-war-south-of-the-border/
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Equality has changed the course of American history. This event opened the discussion to look at women as equal to men and therefore changing deep traditions and expectations of women and men’s responsibilities. There are many men, plus women, who do not agree and, to this day, it can still be a controversial discussion and is often reflected as not equal through pay and opportunities in a workplace.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/13a.asp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Do_It! -
This was the bloodiest war ever recorded in America’s history. It was a battle between the confederate side and the union side of the United States. The union side claimed victory, but not without a few causalities. Twenty-two thousand soldiers died, were injured, or never found. http://www.ushistory.org/us/33e.asp, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam
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The Emancipation Proclamation was established by President Abraham Lincoln during the third year of the Civil War. It said that all slaves, in every part of the United States, would be freed. It was also created to shorten the war and to decrease the Confederates strength in battle. https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/nonjavatext_emancipation.html, http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation
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The Reconstruction Era was a time after the Civil War for the US to start rebuilding their morals and values. But when the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were established for the freeing of blacks, whites became outraged and chaos erupted. Even though slavery had ended, this racial inequality had grew bigger, during the Reconstruction, between blacks and whites.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/35.asp, https://www.thenation.com/article/the-reconstruction-era-violence-lurking-in-the-southern-air/ -
The Congressional Elections in 1866 brought Radical Republicans into office. There main goal was to punish the South and prevent the ruling class from any major power. They were forceful with their movements. They disliked President Johnson and got him impeached in 1868.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/35.asp, https://fineartamerica.com/featured/andrew-johnson-1866-granger.html
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