AH Timeline by Kennedy Ford _ Student - MillsParkMS

1492: Columbus “discovers” the New World

kmford21 — 2025-01-29 02:45:21 UTC

After six weeks on sea, Columbus finally saw land (an island), and claimed it. This launched centuries of European exploration and America began to become colonized.

1521: Conquest of Tenochtitlan

kmford21 — 2025-01-29 02:47:07 UTC

Cortes and the Spaniards destroyed the Aztec empire and gained control over the new colony, "Spain".

1585: Roanoke Settlement

kmford21 — 2025-01-29 02:49:40 UTC

Sir Walter Raleigh and the North Americans settled with the purpose of harassing Spanish shipping, spread Christianity to the Indians, mine for gold and silver, and discover the Pacific Ocean passageway.

1675: King Philip's War

kmford21 — 2025-01-29 02:51:41 UTC

The war that took place in Southern New England that pitted Native Americans against English settlers. This paved the way for more English settlements. Hundreds of Native captives were enslaved.

1676: Bacon's Rebellion

kmford21 — 2025-01-29 02:53:31 UTC

Viewed as an early revolt against English tyranny, and was the first popular uprising in the American colonies. It failed to overturn the established order in the colony, and resulted in intensified social inequalities.

French and Indian War

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:12:19 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:12:48 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:13:34 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:14:09 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:14:39 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:15:14 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

kmford21 — 2025-02-07 17:15:45 UTC

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

Louisiana Territory

kmford21 — 2025-02-26 17:17:33 UTC

U.S. acquisition of the North American territory from France in 1803 for $15 million

Missouri Compromise Line

kmford21 — 2025-02-26 17:18:46 UTC

Based on the 36°30' parallel, this states above this line were free states while states below were slave states.

Missouri

kmford21 — 2025-02-26 17:19:50 UTC

Wanted to join the Union as a slave state, throwing off the balance of slave and free states

Maine

kmford21 — 2025-02-26 17:20:35 UTC

Added as a free state to balance another slave state joining the Union

Erie Canal

kmford21 — 2025-02-26 17:21:32 UTC

Considered a marvel of the modern world at the time, allowed western farmers to ship surplus crops to sell in the North and allowed northern manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West

Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:18:29 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 (1857)

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:19:24 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 (1863)

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:20:20 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

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:21:03 UTC

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

Lincoln Assassination

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:21:43 UTC

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

Reconstruction

kmford21 — 2025-03-11 16:22:42 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

kmford21 — 2025-03-27 21:56:02 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

kmford21 — 2025-03-27 21:56:55 UTC

Place in the New York Harbor that served as the main point of entry for immigrants to the United States from 1892 to 1954

Pullman Strike of 1894

kmford21 — 2025-03-27 21:58:31 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

kmford21 — 2025-03-27 22:20:11 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

kmford21 — 2025-03-27 22:21:03 UTC

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

USS Maine Destroyed (1898)

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:36:00 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 (1898)

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:36:36 UTC

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

Boxer Rebellion

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:37:28 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.

Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:38:21 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.

WWI (1914-1918)

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:38:59 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 20s

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:40:01 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

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:40:32 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

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:41:13 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

kmford21 — 2025-04-16 16:41:50 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

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:28:54 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

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:29:33 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 Jr

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:30:18 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

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:31:19 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.

Civil Rights Act of 1968

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:31:52 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.

Assassination of JFK

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:32:27 UTC

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

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:33:06 UTC

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

kmford21 — 2025-05-21 12:33:55 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.

Iran-Contra Affair (1980s)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:54:37 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 (1994)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:55:15 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 (1998)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:55:46 UTC

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

Bush v Gore (2000)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:56:12 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 (2001)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:56:39 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 (2001)

kmford21 — 2025-05-30 15:57:21 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.