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Period: Dec 31, 1492 to
US History: VHS Summer: Recep Erciyas
A timeline that shows important points in US History from the year 1492 all the way to the year 1877. -
Jamestown Settlement
The first English settlement was formed in Virginia by a joint investment company called Virginia Company of London. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Growth of Slavery
Virginia became the first British colony to allow slavery in 1661,
This marked the growth of the slave industry. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
French and Indian War
The war begins in 1754 North East America, between Great Britain and France. The war ends with the Treaty of Paris Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
The Tea Act and Tea Parties
People started getting furious due to unfair taxes by the British on simple things such as tea, so they decided to protest by dressing up like Native Americans and chucking tea into the sea. This event is known as the Boston Tea Party. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Declaration of Independence
What is the Declaration of Independence? The Declaration of Independence is a formal letter that states that the original 13 states will become independent from Great Britain. People in America celebrate it annually on July 4th. Source - http://www.ushistory.org/us/13a.asp -
U.S. Ratifies its Constitution
U.S. agrees that the government under the U.S. Constitution will begin on March 4, 1789. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
George Washington Becomes President
George Washington, a leader in the Continental Army, becomes the first ever U.S. President. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase made the people migrating west even more intense. America became even bigger. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Lewis and Clark
In May 1804, Meriwether Clark and William Lewis led 50 Americans along the Mississippi River from St. Louis. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
1824 Presidential Election
The 1824 presidential election marked the end of the Republican-Federalist political framework. That year none of the candidates ran as a Federalist which was indeed a first. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
The Second Bank of The U.S.
The Second Bank of The U.S. officially gets destroyed (charter runs out) by Andrew Jackson after multiple times. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was an idea or somewhat like a propaganda to get people to gradually migrate to the west and populate it to make the American empire bigger and stronger than before. Newspaper editor John O'Sullivan coined the term "Manifest Destiny" in 1845 to describe the essence of this mindset. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was started on April 25, 1846. It started with Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers, This was the first time America fought a battle in foreign land. It was concluded by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman frees over 300 slaves in the 1850's by working in the Underground Railroad. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
War Breaks Out
The Civil War starts on April 1861. People thought it was going to be very brief. The war starts because of many reasons such as political, economic, and regarding slavery too. Sources -
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Slave Codes
As slavery grew, many states passed "slave codes" which talked about what slaves can do and cannot do. It was a slave rule book. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
Assassination of President Lincoln
On April 11, 1865, Lincoln gets assassinated at Ford Theater by John Wilkes Booth. He does this because he still believes in slavery and white supremacy. Abraham Lincoln was the first president to die to an assassins bullet. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp -
First President Impeached
In the spring of 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first President to be impeached. Source - http://www.ushistory.org/us/35c.asp -
Blacks Get Rights
For the first time ever blacks can vote and own land, ride on trains, eat at restaurants, go to school, and most stunningly run for office. Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African-American Senator in 1870. Sources - http://www.ushistory.org/us/35d.asp -
Melting Pot
Melting Pot is a term that can be used to express America. It can express it because of the many varieties of people in America from different cultures, races, religions, etc. Source - http://www.ushistory.org/us/7f.asp
