US History Timeline by Xinyi Xing _ Student - GreenLevelHS

Columbus Discovers the "New World" 1492

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

1492

Conquest of Tenochtitlan 1519

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

Time: 1519-1521 (The Spanish conquest, led by Hernán Cortés, culminated in the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521.)

Roanoke Settlement 1589

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The first English attempt at a permanent and stable English settlement in North America. It failed.

1585-1590 (The Roanoke Colony, "Lost Colony," was established in 1585, and by 1590, it had mysteriously disappeared.)

King Philip’s War 1675

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

1675-1678 (The war was fought between the Wampanoag tribe, led by King Philip (Metacomet), and English settlers.)

Bacon’s Rebellion

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

1676 (Led by Nathaniel Bacon, the rebellion took place in the Virginia Colony against Governor William Berkeley’s administration.)

French and Indian War

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Washington’s Farewell Address

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

Louisiana Purchase 1803

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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

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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

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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 19th middle

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

Missouri Compromise

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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 1848

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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 (美墨战争)

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

Translation: 由于美国对德克萨斯州并入的争议以及长期存在的南部边界争议而引发。

Time: 1846–1848

Dred Scott Decision (德雷德·斯科特案件)

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Description: 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.

Translation: 由于奴隶是主人的财产，当奴隶的主人将其带到自由州或地区时，奴隶不会自动获得自由。

Time: 1857

Emancipation Proclamation (解放宣言)

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Description: 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.

Translation: 由林肯发布，解放所有在南方联盟州的奴隶。然而，忠于联邦的边疆州的奴隶依然保持奴役状态，解放宣言仅适用于处于叛乱状态的南方联盟州。

Time: 1863

Appomattox Court House (阿波马托克斯法院)

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

Translation: 1865年4月9日，罗伯特·E·李领导的南方联盟军队在尤利西斯·S·格兰特面前投降的地方。

Time: April 9, 1865

Lincoln Assassination (林肯遇刺)

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Description: John Wilkes Booth shot this leader in the head at Ford's Theater, just days after the Civil War ended.

Translation: 约翰·威尔克斯·布斯在内战结束后不久，在福特剧院用枪击中了林肯总统的头部。

Time: April 14, 1865

Reconstruction (重建时期)

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Description: 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.

Translation: 内战后，北方政治领导人制定了南方治理计划以及前南方州重返联邦的程序的时期。

Time: 1865–1877

Haymarket Riot of 1886

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Spanish-American War

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

Sinking of the Lusitania

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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

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

USS Maine Destroyed

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A U.S. battleship exploded and sank in Havana Harbor; 260 Americans died. Although later found to be an accident, the incident pushed the U.S. toward war with Spain

WWII

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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

WWI

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The first modern global war, started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Known for trench warfare, mass destruction, and over 20 million deaths

Boxer Rebellion

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An uprising in China directed against foreign influence. Suppressed by an international force including Americans, it paved the way for the 1911 revolution in China

Roaring 20s

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A decade of major cultural, social, and economic change in the U.S., marked by consumerism, jazz music, flappers, prohibition, and advances in technology and mass media

New Deal

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President FDR's response to the Great Depression, introducing programs for relief, recovery, and reform, creating the foundation of the modern welfare state

Murder of Emmett Till

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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

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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.
格林斯伯勒静坐抗议 – 1960年，非裔美国大学生在北卡罗来纳州格林斯伯勒的伍尔沃斯餐馆发起了一系列非暴力抗议，挑战种族隔离，并激励了美国南部其他地区的类似行动。

March on Washington

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March on Washington – 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.
华盛顿游行 – 超过200,000名参与者，包括马丁·路德·金，齐聚在华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂，倡导非裔美国人的平等权利和经济机会。

Assassination of JFK

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Assassination of JFK – 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.

Assassination of MLK Jr.

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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.

Civil Rights Act of 1968

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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.

USA withdraws from Vietnam

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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 this day.

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 the subsequent resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

Iran-Contra Affair

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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

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

Clinton Impeachment

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

Bush v. Gore

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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

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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

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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.