American History Timeline by Pranav Gokulakrishnan _ Student - DavisDriveMS

Columbus “discovers” the New World

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-29 22:17:17 UTC

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was the first European to see the Bahamas archipelago and the island later named Hispaniola. Columbus landed on the island of Guanahani, which the native Lucayan people called, on October 12, 1492. Columbus renamed the island San Salvador.

Conquest of Tenochtitlan

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-29 22:19:04 UTC

The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the empire. It occurred in 1521 following extensive manipulation of local factions and exploitation of pre-existing political divisions by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.

Roanoke Settlement

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-29 22:42:12 UTC

The establishment of the Roanoke Colony was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The colony was first founded in 1585, but the colonists had disappeared under unknown circumstances when a ship visited the colony five years later in 1590.

King Philip’s War

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:06:37 UTC

King Philip's War was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allie

Bacon’s Rebellion

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:07:08 UTC

Bacon's Rebellion, fought from 1676 to 1677, began with a local dispute with the Doeg Indians on the Potomac River. Chased north by Virginia militiamen, who also attacked the otherwise uninvolved Susquehannocks, the Indians began raiding the Virginia frontier.

French and Indian War 1754 to 1763

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:08:30 UTC

The French and Indian War was a conflict between the British Empire and France for control of North America. The war lasted from 1754 to 1763, ending with the Treaty of Paris. The war was part of the Seven Years' War, which was fought in Europe, India, and North America.

Boston Tea Party

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:09:25 UTC

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773. American colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. The British response was to impose even more stringent policies on the Massachusetts colony.

First Continental Congress

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:10:14 UTC

The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26, 1774. Delegates from twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies met to discuss America's future under growing British aggression.

Declaration of Independence

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:11:12 UTC

The Declaration of Independence, headed The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the founding document of the United States. It was adopted on July 4, 1776 by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence Hall, in Philadelphia.

Shay’s Rebellion

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:12:08 UTC

A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Although Massachusetts was the focal point of the crisis, other states experienced similar economic hardships.

Constitutional Convention

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:13:36 UTC

The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation

Washington's Farewell Address

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 17:15:08 UTC

Washington's Farewell Address is a letter written by President George Washington as a valedictory to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service to the United States. He wrote it near the end of the second term of his presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia

War of 1812

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:28:48 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.

Seneca Falls Convention

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:32:57 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.

Market Revolution

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:33:58 UTC

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

Louisiana Purchase

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:36:20 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

Missouri Compromise

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:37:11 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

White House Burned

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-09-30 19:40:58 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

Mexican-American War

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:03:46 UTC

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

Dred Scott Decision

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:04:32 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

Emancipation Proclamation

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:04:55 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.

Appomattox Court House

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:05:16 UTC

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

Lincoln Assassination

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:05:40 UTC

John Wilkes Booth shot this leader in the head at Ford Theater, just days after the Civil War ended

Reconstruction

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-10-19 23:06:07 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

Haymarket Riot of 1886

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-11-09 21:36:32 UTC

A labor protest rally in Chicago turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. At least eight people died as a result of the violence that day. Despite a lack of evidence against them, eight radical labor activists were convicted in connection with the bombing.

Homestead Strike of 1892

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-11-09 21:37:04 UTC

A violent strike in Pittsburgh over a decision to cut wages by nearly 20%. This strike ended with the destruction of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel workers, one of the largest unions at the time.

Pullman Strike of 1894

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-11-09 21:37:54 UTC

A nonviolent strike that brought down the railway system in most of the West over wages. President Cleveland shut it down because it was interfering with mail delivery.

Plessy v. Ferguson

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-11-09 21:38:16 UTC

U.S. Supreme Court decision supporting the legality of Jim Crow laws that permitted or required separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites.

The Jungle written

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-11-09 21:39:47 UTC

A novel by Upton Sinclair that revealed gruesome details about the meat-packing industry in Chicago.

Spanish-American War

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:04:12 UTC

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

USS Maine Destroyed

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:04:39 UTC

A U.S. battleship exploded and sank in Havana Harbor; provided an excuse for those eager for war with Spain.

Boxer Rebellion

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:09:56 UTC

An uprising in China directed against foreign influence; suppressed by an international force, including Americans.

WWI

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:13:25 UTC

The first, modern global war, started by the shooting of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Sinking of the Lusitania

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:13:59 UTC

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat during WWI, turning American opinion against the Germans.

Roaring 20s

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:16:31 UTC

One of the most significant decades in U.S. history due to great changes in American society, including the rise of consumerism, technology, and social and creative expression.

Great Depression

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-07 22:17:50 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.

New Deal

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-08 01:00:56 UTC

President FDR's precursor of the modern welfare state, combating economic depression through social insurance measures and government spending.

WWII

pgokulakrishnan — 2023-12-08 01:03:26 UTC

The second, modern global war, starting less than 2 decades after the last. A significant portion of the world was involved, divided into Axis and Allied powers.

Assassination of MLK Jr.