Timeline by Zak Kazanjian _ Student - GreenLevelHS

Conquest of Tenochtitlan 2

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-04 21:29:53 UTC

Columbus “discovers” the New World 1

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-04 21:30:22 UTC

Roanoke Settlement 3

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-04 21:30:57 UTC

King Philip’s War 5

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-04 21:31:20 UTC

Bacon’s Rebellion 4

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-04 21:31:46 UTC

French and Indian War 6

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-18 14:31:25 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.

Boston Tea Party 7

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-18 14:35:38 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 8

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-19 15:38:42 UTC

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

Declaration of Independence 9

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-19 17:03:30 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"

Shay’s Rebellion 10

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-19 17:44:33 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 11

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-19 17:45:08 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 12

zdkazanjian — 2023-09-19 17:46:42 UTC

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

Louisiana Purchase 12

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:01:42 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 13

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:03:23 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 14

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:05:32 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

Market Revolution 15

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:08:21 UTC

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

Missouri Compromise 16

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:10:32 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

Seneca Falls Convention 17

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-03 17:11:16 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 18

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:39:57 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 19

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:40:36 UTC

Dred Scott Decision
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

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:41:01 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 20

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:49:09 UTC

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

Lincoln Assassination 21

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:49:43 UTC

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

Reconstruction

zdkazanjian — 2023-10-20 17:50:14 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 21

zdkazanjian — 2023-11-20 03:24:38 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

Homestead Strike of 1892 22

zdkazanjian — 2023-11-20 03:25:15 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

Pullman Strike of 1894 23

zdkazanjian — 2023-11-20 03:25:49 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

Plessy v. Ferguson 24

zdkazanjian — 2023-11-20 03:26:27 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 25

zdkazanjian — 2023-11-20 03:28:23 UTC

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

Roaring 20s 26

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:05:56 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.

WWI 28

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:06:38 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 27

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:07:42 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.

Great Depression 29

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:08:04 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.

USS Maine Destroyed 30

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:08:34 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 31

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:09:09 UTC

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

New Deal 32

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:09:52 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 33

zdkazanjian — 2023-12-10 05:10:34 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.

Iran-Contra Affair 34

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:21:52 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 35

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:23:39 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 36

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:24:08 UTC

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

Bush v Gore 37

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:25:08 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 38

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:25:36 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 39

zdkazanjian — 2024-01-09 02:25:58 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