American History Timeline by Purvansh Narwal _ Student - WestCaryMS

Conquest of Tenochtitlan(1521)

pnarwal — 2023-09-04 20:37:28 UTC

Destroyed the Aztec empire, and the Spanish began to consolidate control over what became the colony of New Spain

Columbus Discovers the “New World”(1492)

pnarwal — 2023-09-04 20:38:26 UTC

Launched centuries of European exploration and colonization of the American continent.

King Philip's War(1675)

pnarwal — 2023-09-04 20:39:01 UTC

War that pitted Native Americans against English settlers and their Indian allies. Paved the way for additional English settlements

Bacon's Rebellion(1676)

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The first popular uprising in the American colonies. It was long viewed as an early revolt against English tyranny

Roanoke Settlement(1585)

pnarwal — 2023-09-04 20:40:58 UTC

Permanent North American settlement with the purpose of harassing Spanish shipping, mining for gold and silver, discovering a passage to the Pacific Ocean, and Christianizing the Indians

The War of 1812

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:18:24 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.

The Louisiana Purchase (1803)

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:20:40 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

Seneca Falls Convention (1848)

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:22:00 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.

Missouri Compromise (1820)

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:24:27 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 (1814)

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:26:01 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 (1820-1820)

pnarwal — 2023-09-29 14:28:31 UTC

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

Mexican-American War

pnarwal — 2023-10-20 02:37:21 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

pnarwal — 2023-10-20 02:37:45 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

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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

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

Lincoln Assassination

pnarwal — 2023-10-20 02:39:06 UTC

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

Reconstruction

pnarwal — 2023-10-20 02:40:09 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

Spanish American war

pnarwal — 2023-12-07 14:34:00 UTC

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

pnarwal — 2023-12-07 14:35:06 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.

The Great Depression

pnarwal — 2023-12-07 14:35:51 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

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:48:27 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.

Boxer Rebellion

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:50:37 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

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:51:15 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.

Roaring 20's

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:52:08 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.

New deal

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:53:02 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

pnarwal — 2023-12-08 02:53:43 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.

Murder of Emmett Till

pnarwal — 2023-12-15 15:19:37 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 in

pnarwal — 2023-12-15 15:20:23 UTC

a series of nonviolent protests initiated by African American college students in 1960 at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, challenging racial segregation and inspiring similar actions across the Southern United States during the civil rights movement.

Assassination of MLK

pnarwal — 2023-12-15 15:21:29 UTC

assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was fatally shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, an event that had a profound impact on the civil rights movement in the United States.

USA withdraws from Vietnam War

pnarwal — 2023-12-15 15:22:30 UTC

marked the end of direct American involvement in the Vietnam War, following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. South Vietnam would later lose the war and Vietnam is communist to the day.

Assassination of JFK

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assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, when he was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade, sparking a wave of investigations and conspiracy theories.

Watergate Scandal

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involving the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex, leading to revelations of widespread abuses of power and subsequent resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

March on Washington

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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.

Civil Rights Act of 1968

pnarwal — 2023-12-15 15:25:51 UTC

enacted to address housing discrimination by prohibiting the refusal to sell or rent a dwelling to any person based on race, color, religion, or national origin, aiming to ensure equal housing opportunities for all.

War on Terror

pnarwal — 2024-01-03 16:05:56 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. (Oct, 2001)

NAFTA

pnarwal — 2024-01-03 16:07:17 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. (1994)

Patriot Act

pnarwal — 2024-01-03 16:09:20 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. (oct, 2001)

Iran-Contra Affair

pnarwal — 2024-01-03 16:10:43 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.

Bush Vs Gore

pnarwal — 2024-01-03 16:11:56 UTC

centered on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice related to his extramarital affair (2000)