American History

  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus Sailed West in Search of China

    Christopher Columbus Sailed West in Search of China
  • 1519

    Hernando Cortez traveled to Mexico and met the Aztecs

    Hernando Cortez traveled to Mexico and met the Aztecs
  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia
    The First Successful English Colony
  • The Salem Witch Trials

    The Salem Witch Trials
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
  • George Washington is Elected General of the Continental Army

    George Washington is Elected General of the Continental Army
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • The Declaration of Independence is Signed

    The Declaration of Independence is Signed
  • The Constitution is Signed

    The Constitution is Signed
  • George Washington is Elected President

    George Washington is Elected President
    The vote was unanimous.
  • The Cotton Gin was Invented

    The Cotton Gin was Invented
  • President Adams was Elected

    President Adams was Elected
  • Labor unions started

    Labor unions started
  • Lewis and Clarke

    Lewis and Clarke
    They went on an Expedition to Explore the West
  • The War of 1812 Between the US and the UK

  • The Battle of Bladensburg

    The Battle of Bladensburg
  • The California Gold Rush

  • Steam Power in Use

    Steam Power in Use
  • The American Civil War

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    The American Civil War

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    Homesteading in the Plains

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    Reconstruction

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    Cattle Drives in the Great Plains

  • Alaska Purchased

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    Massive immigration to America

  • Carnegie builds steel mill

    Carnegie builds steel mill
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    Plains Wars

  • First telephone conversation -

    Alexander Graham Bell
  • Edison invents electric lightbulb

    Edison invents electric lightbulb
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    Electricity for cities

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    Jim Crow Laws Created

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    Progressive Era

  • The Panic of 1893

  • Hawaii Becomes US posession

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
  • The US Gains Control of Puerto Rico and other Pacific Islands

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
  • Wright brothers make the first airplane

    Wright brothers make the first airplane
  • Henry Ford builds cars on assembly line

    Henry Ford builds cars on assembly line
  • U.S. opens the Panama Canal

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    World War I

  • Russian Revolution

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    World war II

  • First atomic bomp exploded

    First atomic bomp exploded
  • Beginning of the Cold War

    Beginning of the Cold War
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    World-wide depression

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    Korean War

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    American Civil Rights Movement

  • The Cuban Revolution

    The Cuban Revolution
  • Assassination of President Kennedy

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    Vietnam War

  • First Transcontinental Railroad

    First Transcontinental Railroad
  • Collapse of Communism in Europe

    Collapse of Communism in Europe
  • The US Becomes a World Power

    The US Becomes a World Power
  • End of the Cold War in the Soviet Union

  • Formation of the European Union

  • 9/11 Happens

  • EU Adopts the Euro

    EU Adopts the Euro
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    Iraq War

  • Election of President Barack Obama

    Election of President Barack Obama