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Columbus Discovers the "New World" (1492)

sagrawal2 — 2025-01-29 01:14:58 UTC

Columbus's journey sparked European exploration around the world and it began the colonization of North America.

Conquest of Tenochtitlán (1521)

sagrawal2 — 2025-01-29 01:18:43 UTC

Herán Cortés and the Spanish defeated the Aztecs, took control of Tenochtitlan, and turned it into what is now New Spain.

Roanoke Settlement (1585)

sagrawal2 — 2025-01-29 01:28:40 UTC

This was England's first North American colony and it was used for trade and spreading Christianity. It was also intended to disrupt Spanish shipping, search for valuable resources, and find a route to the Pacific.

King Philip’s War (1675)

sagrawal2 — 2025-01-29 01:31:27 UTC

A fight between New England colonists and groups of Native Americans led by the Wampanoag chief, King Philip. It was one of the deadliest colonial wars, but it cleared the way for the colonists to expand further west.

Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)

sagrawal2 — 2025-01-29 01:34:51 UTC

A revolt led by Bacon against the VA's government. Governor Berkeley's polices on Native American relations and land access incited one of the first major uprisings in the colonies.

Boston Tea party

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:35:01 UTC

A group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protest of the British Parliament's Tea Act of 1773

First Continental Congress

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:35:57 UTC

A Philadelphia meeting that brought together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts."

French and Indian war

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:36:57 UTC

Part of the Seven Years' War in Europe. Britain and France fought for control of the Ohio Valley and Canada. The colonies fought under British commanders. Britain eventually won and gained control of all of the remaining French possessions in Canada.

Shays rebellion

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:37:19 UTC

An uprising of rural, indebted farmers in western Massachusetts, against Boston creditors. It began in 1786 and lasted half a year, threatening the economic interests of the business elite and contributing to the demise of the Articles of Confederation.

Constitutional convention

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:37:45 UTC

A Philadelphia meeting that brought together representatives form each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Washington's Farewell Address

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:39:58 UTC

Printed in newspapers, this was largely a warning against political parties and permanent foreign alliances

The Declaration of independence

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-04 17:40:38 UTC

A resolution created by the Continental Congress, which broke all ties between colonists and the British, creating the idea in America that the colonies were now "states"

Louisiana Purchase (1803) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:19:18 UTC

A land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million dollars.

War of 1812 (1812-1815) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:19:57 UTC

A war between the U.S. and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British, the British seizure of American ships, and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the western frontier.

White House Burned (1814) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:21:54 UTC

General Robert Ross, a British force occupied Washington, D.C. and set fire to many public buildings following the American defeat at the Battle of Bladensburg.

Missouri Compromise (1820) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:22:16 UTC

Congress admitted Maine as a free state in 1820 so that Missouri would become a slave state and prohibited slavery in the rest of the Louisiana Purchase territory north of 36°30', the southern boundary of Missouri.

Market Revolution (Early 19th Century, 1820s-1840s) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:22:38 UTC

Americans moving away from self-sufficient agriculture to production of goods for sale.

Seneca Falls Convention (1848) →

sagrawal2 — 2025-02-26 17:23:14 UTC

Women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried to get women the right to vote.

Mexican-American War

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:42:21 UTC

Sparked by a dispute over the annexation of Texas by the United States and a long-standing dispute over the southern border (1846-1848)

Dred Scott Decision

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:42:50 UTC

Since slaves are property of their masters, a slave is not automatically granted his freedom when his master moves him to a free state or territory (1857)

Emancipation Proclamation

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:43:14 UTC

Issued by Lincoln to free all of the slaves in the Confederate states. The slaves in border states loyal to the Union, however, remained enslaved; it only applied to Confederate states in rebellion. (1863)

Appomattox Court House

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:43:45 UTC

Where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865

Lincoln Assassination

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:44:46 UTC

John Wilkes Booth shot this leader in the head at Ford’s Theater, just days after the Civil War ended (April 14, 1865)

Reconstruction

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-12 16:45:06 UTC

Period after the Civil War during which Northern political leaders created plans for the governance of the South and a procedure for former Southern states to rejoin the Union (1865-1877)

Haymarket Riot of 1886 –

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-24 16:20:32 UTC

A labor protest rally in Chicago turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police.

Homestead Strike of 1892 –

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-24 16:20:48 UTC

A violent strike in Pittsburgh over a decision to cut wages by nearly 20%.

Pullman Strike of 1894 –

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-24 16:21:09 UTC

A nonviolent strike that brought down the railway system in most of the West over wages.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) –

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-24 16:21:25 UTC

U.S. Supreme Court decision supporting the legality of Jim Crow laws and "separate but equal" facilities.

The Jungle written (1906) –

sagrawal2 — 2025-03-24 16:21:48 UTC

A novel by Upton Sinclair that revealed gruesome details about the meatpacking industry in Chicago.

USS Maine Destroyed –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:31:35 UTC

A U.S. battleship exploded and sank in Havana Harbor; 260 Americans died. Although it was later concluded that it was an internal explosion caused by a fire in the coal bunker, the sinking provided an excuse for those eager for war with Spain.

Spanish-American War

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:31:51 UTC

– War over the European control of Cuba, America won and gained: Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and an alliance with Cuba.

Boxer Rebellion –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:32:18 UTC

An uprising in China directed against foreign influence. It was suppressed by an international force of some eighteen thousand soldiers, including Americans. It paved the way for the revolution of 1911, which led to the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912.

WWI –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:32:34 UTC

The first, modern global war, started by the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The war is remembered for its violence and destruction, costing over 20 million lives and billions of dollars.

Sinking of the Lusitania –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:32:46 UTC

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat during WWI. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

Roaring 20s –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:33:00 UTC

One of the most significant decades in US History because of the great changes that came about in American society, including the rise of consumerism, technology, and social and creative expression.

Great Depression –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:33:13 UTC

The economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in 1929 and approximately ending with the start of the next war.

New Deal –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:33:31 UTC

President FDR's precursor of the modern welfare state. His programs were meant to combat economic depression and it enacted a number of social insurance measures and used government spending to stimulate the economy.

WWII –

sagrawal2 — 2025-04-16 17:33:44 UTC

The second, modern global war, starting less than two decades after the last. A significant portion of the world was involved, divided into Axis and Allied powers.

Murder of Emmett Till (1955)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:02:51 UTC

A 14-year-old African American, was brutally murdered in 1955 in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman, an event that played a significant role in the civil rights movement in the United States.

Greensboro Sit Ins (1960)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:03:11 UTC

A series of nonviolent protests initiated by African American college students in 1960 at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, challenging racial segregation and inspiring similar actions across the South.

March on Washington (1963)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:03:28 UTC

Over 200,000 participants, including Martin Luther King Jr., gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., advocating for equal rights and economic opportunities for African Americans.

Assassination of JFK (1963)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:03:52 UTC

Assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade, sparking a wave of investigations and conspiracy theories.

Assassination of MLK Jr. (1968)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:04:12 UTC

Assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.

Civil Rights Act of 1968

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:04:30 UTC

Enacted to address housing discrimination by prohibiting refusal to sell or rent a dwelling based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

USA withdraws from Vietnam (1973)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:04:48 UTC

Marked the end of direct American involvement in the Vietnam War, following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.

Watergate Scandal (1972–1974)

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-24 04:05:05 UTC

Involved the break-in at the DNC headquarters in the Watergate complex, leading to Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

Iran-Contra Affair

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:19:45 UTC

– a political scandal in the 1980s involving the covert sale of weapons to Iran by the U.S. government to fund Nicaraguan Contra rebels, leading to Congressional investigations and convictions.

NAFTA

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:20:04 UTC

– a trade agreement signed in 1994 between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, aiming to eliminate barriers to trade and investment and promote economic cooperation in North America.

Clinton Impeachment

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:20:21 UTC

– centered on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to his extramarital affair.

Bush v. Gore

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:20:41 UTC

– the 2000 U.S. presidential election, marked by a controversial recount in Florida, legal battles culminating in the Supreme Court's decision to stop the recount, and Bush's ultimate victory despite losing the popular vote.

War on Terror

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:20:56 UTC

– a global military and political campaign initiated by the United States in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, aimed at combating terrorism and its sponsors around the world.

The Patriot Act

sagrawal2 — 2025-05-30 16:21:20 UTC

– a U.S. law passed in response to the 9/11 attacks, granting expanded surveillance and law enforcement powers to the government in the name of national security and counterterrorism efforts.