American History Timeline by Yara Musa _ Student -

Columbus discovers the "New World" --> October 12, 1492

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

Conquest of Tenochtitlan --> May 26, 1521

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

King Philip's War --> June 20th, 1675

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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

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

French and Indian War --> 1754 - 1756

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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.

Shay's Rebellion --> August 29th, 1786

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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.

Boston Tea Party --> December 16th, 1773

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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

Constitutional Convention --> May 25th - September 17th, 1787

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

First Continental Congress --> September 5th and October 26th, 1774

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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."

Washington's farewell address --> September 17th, 1796

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

Declaration of Independence --> July 4th, 1776

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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"

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.

Louisiana Purchase

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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

Seneca Falls Convention

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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.

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

Market Revolution

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

White House Burned

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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

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

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

The Jungle

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

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

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

The Spanish-American War (1898)

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War over the European control of Cuba, American 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.

The Great Depression

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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

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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.

WWll

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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.

WWl

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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.

The Boxer Rebellion

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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.

New Deal

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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.

Roaring 20s

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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.