United State History Class Timeline 2013-2014

  • Founding of Jamestown

    Founding of Jamestown
    The first succesful English Colony of Jamestown
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    the years of American Revolutionary War

    (8 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
  • The ratification of the United States

    The ratification of the United States
    From the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which recommended the calling of a Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia.The doucument became the law of the land. it helped connected the norht and the south.
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
    It all started when President Jefferson offered to buy New Orleans from France. France needed money for war so they asked if they wanted the whole Louisiana three cents per acre and added up to $15 million. So on the day of April 30 1803 the United States grew larger taking over the Louisiana. Jefferson could of been impeached for what he had done
    becuase it was un Constitutional. McDougal Little American History
  • The Lewis And Clark Journey

    The Lewis And Clark Journey
    Jefferson picked captain Meiwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark a map maker to go on the journey with him. They faced challenges such as Native Americans, Starvation, climate, wildlife. Nobody thought that they would survive the long journey but they did from St.Louis to Fort Clatsop in Oregon area. it is important becuase nobody new what was all in that population. Work cited: McDougal Little American History
  • Nat Turner's Slave Rebelion

    Nat Turner's Slave Rebelion
    Turner led a group of slaves killing 55 white Virginians. it was the bloodiest slave rebelion in American History. This act had impact on other platations becuase whites killed 200 African Americans in revenge, the state of Virginia made harsh laws to limit the freedom of both free and enslaved African Americans. So it had a big impact on other slaves.
    McDouagal Littell American History.
  • Texas Revolution

    Texas Revolution
    Americans were unhappy with the Mexican laws. Slve owners were mad becuase Mexico outlawed slavery in 1829. Texas wanted to become there own state and have their own government.
    Work cited: McDougal Littell American History
  • The Trail of tears

    The Trail of tears
    2,000 Cherokees were forced to leave their homes from Americans. they had a treaty and preident Jackson broke the treaty and made them move. The Cherokee was forced at gun point sometimes to leave their homes. Cherokee tried fighting through it by going through the Supreme Court and they agreed with the Cherkee but Jackson still made them leave anyway. they made them do this for more land and they didnt want to work around them. Work Cited: McDougal Littell
  • The War with Mexico

    The War with Mexico
    on the day of April 25, 1846 the Mexico unit crossed the Rio Grande ambushed and American patrol.They sent a message saying that they have come into their territory. Congress declared war on Mexico.
    Work cited: McDougal Littell American History
  • The California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush
    In 1849 James Marshall discovered a little gold nugget. James sent a box of gold dust as proof that all the gold could pay the cost of the war with Mexico. Thousands of pople from all over the world came for the California Gold Rush. It made jobs for people to make the tools that dig up the gold so it made money for people and the population was getting bigger becuase people from around the world were coming. Work Cited : McDougal Littell American History.
  • Fugitive Slave act

    Fugitive Slave act
    The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that fugitives could be held with out and arrest warrant. Southern slave catures where aloud to go to the North and and capture ranaway slaves and sometimes caught free African Americans. So it had a impact on African Americans becuase some were caught and held as slaves when they were free. McDouagal Littell American History.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
    During the election of 1855 there was more proslavery then antislavery in Kansas Territory. Missouri voted illegally, settlers on both sides armed themselves. in May a proslavery mob attacked the town of Lawrence, Kansas. John Brown a abolitionist led seven men in massacre of of five of his proslavery neighbors. The attack is known of Potawatomie Massacre. That attack led to the Civil War in Kansas.
    McDouagal Littell American History.
  • Harper's Ferry

    Harper's Ferry
    Federal arsenal in Virginia captured in 1859 during an antislavery revolt.
    McDouagal Littell American History
  • The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    Lincoln was Assassined in Penn Quarter, Washington, D.C. at Ford's Theatre. John Wikes Booth was the one who assassined him by shoting him with a bullet to the brain.
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    World War l

  • The first apernace of Superman in Action comics.

    The first apernace of Superman in Action comics.
    Superman first came in action on that date. Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegal was the two men who craeted Superman. As of 2011 the book sold more then 2 million.
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    Worl War ll

    (6 years, 1 day)
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    On the day of December 7,1941 Pearl Harbor US Navy base was attacked by Japan. It is important to know beacuse it made Congress vote for War against the Japinese.
  • Atomic bomb of Hiroshima

    Atomic bomb of Hiroshima
    The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponr during wartime when it droped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. the atomic bomb ended the world war ll they say. the bomb apposingly killes 90,000-166,000
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    The Korean War

    3 years, 1 month and 2 days
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    The years of Vietnam

    The Vietnam War went 19 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 1,
  • The first apperance of Spider man in comics

    The first apperance of Spider man in comics
    Spider-Man is a fictional character, a comic book superhero. the man who has published the comics spider-man was Marvel comics.he came out August 15 1962 amazing fantasy comic number.
  • March of Washington.

    March of Washington.
    Martin Luther King JR had his famous speech "I Have A Dream" That was for the Civil Rights when the irrgation was going on between blak and whites.
  • The First Super Bowl

    The First Super Bowl
    The Green Bay Packers won the first ever Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 as Vince Lombardi was the coach and QB for the Packers Bart Starr was the MVP.
  • The First Inauguration of Ronald Reagan

    The First Inauguration of Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagon was the 40 president and was going on his first 4 years as a president.Before he was president he was the 33rd Governor in California. Ronald was none for his policy Reigonomics reduced tax rates to spur economic growth,
  • the explosion of the challeneger space shuttle

    the explosion of the challeneger space shuttle
    The Space Shuttle Challenger Mission was the 25th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. it was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The explosion killed all seven on board of the Spce shuttle in the first 73 seconds.
  • my brithday

    my brithday
    On July 15,1999 i was born and came into the world with my family.
  • September 11 (9/11) World Trade Center tradegy

    September 11 (9/11) World Trade Center tradegy
    On September 11,2001 the World Trade Center (or Twin Towers in New York was hit by two planes that were hyjacked by two Alqueda men and the building fell. It si important to know because we started a War with them and found and killed the mastermind of the 9/11 attack
  • the first inaugration of Barack Obama

    the first inaugration of Barack Obama
    The inaugration of Barack Obama set a recored for most attendance ever in a event in Washington D.C. President Obama Obama, who originally campaigned using the slogan "Change We Can Believe In" and later "Change We Need",[
  • my one thing that i think is important.

    my one thing that i think is important.
    I went to Montana for 2 weeks during the summer to visit my Aunt and Uncle who live out there. i went Horse back riding for 4 miles, and i rode a bull!!!!, i stayed on for 3 seconds thre one time and then i satyed on for 5 seconds the second time i rode it..