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1492
The Colombian Exchange
The Colombian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. Ir was also the spread of diseases. -
1492
Exploration of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a Italian Explorer who discovered America. -
1503
Encomienda System
The Encomienda System was created by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian labor. -
1519
Mexican Indian War
The Mexican Indian War was a conflict fought between the Spanish ans American Indians. -
1519
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortes was a Spanish conquistador. He took control of the Aztec Empire. -
Battle of Acoma
The Battle of Acoma was a conflict fought between the Spanish and the Pueblo Indians. it led to the death of 800 men, women, and children. -
Establishment of Jamestown
Jamestown was when in 1607 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Indentured Servants
Indentured Servants was a person under contact to work for another person for a definite period of time. They worked without pay. -
House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses was when the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The group of representative met from 1619 to 1776. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's War was an armed conflict between English colonist and the American Indians of New England. It was the last major effort to drive English colonists out of New England. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was when Virginia settlers led by Nathan Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials was a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people. -
Triangular Trade
Triangular Trade was slaves being shipped to West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a protestant religious revival that swept Protestant Europe and British America. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America. The war lasted for seven years. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was new a tax that required all American colonist to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The act was passed by the British Parliament. -
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was a conflict between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. It declared independence to the United States. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a Treaty between the United States and Great Britain. It ended the Revolutionary war. -
Presidency of George Washington
George Washington was elected the first president of the United States. He was also known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights was the first ten amendments to the US constitution. It guaranteed such rights as the freedom of speech, assembly, and worship. -
John Adams Presidency
John Adams was the second president of the United States. He also served as George Washington vice president. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France. This event was important, because it gave the US control of the Mississippi river. -
The War of 1812
It was conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain. The war was over trading. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. In 1854 the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas Nebraska Act -
Election of 1828
The Election of 1828 was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The Winner was Andrew Jackson. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the route along which the United States forced several tribes of Native Americans to to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River. 4,000 people died. -
1844 Presidential Election
The election was when James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay in a close contest. Henry Clay lost the election -
Irish Immigration
Irish Immigration began in 1845. The cause of it was Irish potato famine. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a set of laws in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and opposing it. The compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States. It was a crucial event that led to the Civil War. -
The Civil War
The Civil War was a war fought in the United States. It was the result of a long-standing controversy over slavery. The war was fought between the Union and the Confederacy. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the battle fought between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army and Union General George B. McClellan's army. This battle is important, because it was the single bloodiest day in American history. -
The Civil War Ends
The Civil War ends, because the Confederate surrenders. The union won. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 in a theater. He was the first president of the United States to be assassinated. -
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the angry response of the railroad workers. Because of wage reductions. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was an act that provided an absolute 10-year moratorium on Chinese labor immigration. The act was passed by congress and signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Haymarket Square Riot
The Haymarket Square Riot was a labor rally protest that turned into a riot after an unknown person threw a bomb at the police. Eight people died that day. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was a industrial lockout and strike. It was a major setback to the unionization of steel workers. -
The Pullman Strike of 1894
The Pullman Strike of 1894 was a nationwide railroad strike. All of the workers went on strike. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
It was a U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the rights of states to pass laws allowing or even requiring racial segregation in public places. The case was unconstitutional. -
The Spanish American War
The war was fought between the United States and Spain. IT ended Spanish rule in the Americas. -
The Sinking of USS Maine
The USS Maine exploded in Cuba's Havana Harbor, which resulted in the ship sinking. The explosion led to the start of The Spanish American War. -
World War l
World War l was a global war that began in Europe. The War began with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Also it was known as the Great War. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast. The Migration lasted till 1970. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930's. It began when the stock market crashed. -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture. Lasted till 1936. -
World War ll
World War ll was a global war that lasted from 1939-1945. It involved the majority of the worlds countries eventually forming two opposing military alliances. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack where Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. This led to the United States entry in WWll. -
China falls to Communism
The leaders of the Nationalist and Communist parties met for a series of talks on the formation of a post war government. They both agreed on a unified military, which led to China fall to communism. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North Korea and South Korea. It began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
Sputnik blast into space
Sputnik was the first artificial earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into space. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was considered one of the most important confrontations of the Cold War. -
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
JFK the 35th president of the United States was assassinated on November 22, 1963. He in died Dallas Texas. -
The Watergate Scandal
The Watergate Scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970's. Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington. They were all arrested. -
Richard Nixon
On August 9, 1974 Richard Nixon resigned from office. He was the first president ever to resign. -
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan the former governor of California was elected president in 1980. He believed that the federal government should have a smaller role in American life. -
Strike of Air Traffic Controllers
The Strike of Air Traffic Controllers was when workers walked of the job illegally. Therefore Reagan fired all of the controllers and temporarily replaced with military personnel. -
Iran-contra scandal
The Iran-contra scandal was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration. The Reagan Administration had been negotiating with terrorists. -
The Challenger Disaster
The Challenger Disaster was when the NASA space shuttle the Challenger exploded shorty after takeoff. It killed all seven astronauts. -
George H. W. Bush
Reagan's VP George H.W. Bush wins the presidency in 1988. -
Tiananmen Square Protest
Tiananmen Square Protest was student-led demonstrations in Beijing the capital of China. The protest was put to an end after the government declared martial law. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall happened on November 9, 1989. President Ronald Reagan encouraged soviet leader Gorbachev to end Soviet control of its satellite nations, which led to the tear down of the wall.
