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21000 years bc.
Paleo-americans cross the frozen Bering land bridge from Asia11000 years bc.
They travled south between the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets, following herds of large herbivores9000 years bc
The Clovis culture develops stone tools to hunt Mammoths, Bisons and Camelops1450
Hiawatha and the Great peacemaker found the Iroquois Confederacy1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the New World1513
Ponce de Leon arrives in Florida. Spanish settlements come up in Florida and New Mexico1530
The French traders establish outposts along the mississippi river1587
The English establish the Roanoke colony in Virginia1590
The colony is mysteriously deserted1607
The Virginia colony is established in Jamestown.1612
John Rolfe marries Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan chief and starts the plantation in tobacco1619
The first African slaves are brought to work the Tobacco plantations1620
The Pilgrims, a religious group escaping persecution in England arrive on the Mayflower and set up the Plymouth colony1621
Half of the pilgrims die in the first winter. The survivors are helped by the native Americans.1629
16000 Puritans settle the Massachusetts Bay colony1636
Harvard University is established1664
New Netherlands is seized from the Dutch1732
Georgia, the last of the 13 British colonies, is established1770
The colonial population is 2 million, compared to Britain’s 6 million1770
Violent anti-tax protest lead of the Boston Massacre1773
Protestors throw an entire shipment of tea into the boston harbor.1775
Patriot militia stand up to the British troops sent to disarm them at Lexington and ConcordJuly 4, 1776
Representatives of the 13 colonies sign the Declaration of dependence1776
The continental army is raised under the command of George Washington1777
The Americans win a decisive at Saratoga. The convinces France to join the war on the Americans1781
The British surrender to American and French forces after the seige of Yorktown.1783
Britain recognize the independence of the 13 colonies at the treaty of Paris. The United States becomes the first country to gain independence from an European power.1787
A new constitution is drawn up by Thomas Jefferson, George Washington becomes the first president in 17891803
Louisiana territory is purchased from France for 15 million dollars, doubling the country’s size1804
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are assigned to map of the new territory. With the help help of Sacagawea they reach the Pacific ocean in 18051800s
Frontiersmen & trappers roam the unorganized territory acquiring animal furs for trade1811
Steamboats begin plying on the mississippi river1819
Florida is acquired from Spain. The US fights 3 wars with the native Seminoles1825
The Erie canal links the great lakes of New York City and the Atlantic Ocean1845
The republic of Texas, once part of Mexico, is annexed by the United States1846
The Oregon treaty with Britain gives American pioneers access to the Pacific northwest1848
California and the Southwest are won in the Mexican-American war. Settlers rush west after gold is discovered.1850s
The American South produces 3/4th of the worlds cotton1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected president. He is against the expansion of slavery1861
11 Southern states break away and from the Confederate States of America1861
The confederate army Fort Sumter starting the American Civil war. They defeat the Union army again at Bull Run1862
The Unionsists wins the battles of Shiloh and Antietam with heavy casualties on both sides.1862
Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in the the south to be free1863
The Union army halts Confederate invasion of the North at Gettysburg1864
The Union army leads a devastating “March to the sea” in Georgia cutting the Confederacy in halfApril, 1865
After 4 years of bitter fighting and 635000 lives lost, the Civil war is over Lincoln is assassinated the previous month.1865
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.1867
Alaska is purchased from Russia for 7.2 million1869
The first transcontinental Railroad is built reducing coast to coast travel time from 6 months to 6 days1876
An alliance of indian tribes defeats the US army at the battle of Little bighorn they will the battle but lose the war and also their lands1879
Thomas edison invents the filament light bulb and builds power plants to supply homes of industries with electricity1883
4 standard time zones are introduced for unifrom train schedules1886
The statue of Liberty is presented to the United states as a gift by the people of France
1886
Over the next 20 years Lady Liberty will welcome more than 12 million immigrants to a rapidly industrializing America1890
After a period of reconstruction, jim crow laws are passed in the south enforcing segregation & vigilante violence against black
Italians,Irish & Poles move into cities while Germans & scandinavians, spread out to farmlands1892
Scottish immigrant andrew Carnegie pioneers the mass production of steel1898
The republic of Hawaii is annexed. Puerto Rico & Guam are Acquired in the Spanish-American war1901
Massive Oil deposits are discovered in Texas, making American the world’s largest oil producer1903
The wright Brothers make the first controlled heavier than air flight at Kitty hawk NC1908
Henry Ford launches the Model T, world’s first mass produced affordable car1910
Los Angeles, the fastest growing city in America for 80% of the world’s film industry
1910’s
1.6 million African Americans migrate from the south to cities is the north The first ghettos come up.1918
American expeditionary forces help the allies (britain & France) Defeat the German empire in world war 11920
After decades of struggle, American women finally win the right to vote1929
The US stock market collapses in the wall street crash of 1929. the great depression begins1930s
Unemployment reaches 25% and the GDP shrinks by 15
1930s
Rural families migrate west in search of work
1930s
Fierce winds in the great plains destroy farmland during the Dust bowl1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduces “New Deal” policies to deal with the depression
1933
Massive public works such as the hoover dam are undertaken. social security provides old age pensions & unemployment benefits
The new Deal has limited success it is going to take something bigger to pull America out of the Depression1941
As war breaks out in Europe, 2 million Workers are hired to produce arms & supplies for the Allies
December 7, 1941
The empire of Japan launches a surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor killing 2.400 Americans1942
The us joins the allies against the axis powers. the US navy inflicts irreparable damage on the japanese fleet at the battle of midway1944
The Us leads the Allied invasion of Normandy (D-day) to liberate France1945
After japan refuses to surrender, the US drops atomic bombs destroying the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
1945
Although more than 400,000 American lost their lives in the war. America emerges more powerful than ever
1945
The us is a founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member if the Security council1962
The US under john F Kennedy discovers Soviet nuclear bases in Cuba and persuades the USSR to back down1964
Martin Luther king Jr leads the nonviolent movement for civil rights. the civil rights Act outlawing segregation is passed1965
The US sends combat troops to fight against communist guerrillas in vietnam1969
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to set foot on the moon1973
Amidst growing protests & economic slowdown, the US backes out from the unsuccessful Vietnam war1974
President Nixon resigns after being found guilty of bugging the watergate office of the Democrat opponents1981
President Ronald Reagan’s free market reforms spur economic growth1984
Bill Gates (microsoft) and steve jobs (Apple) popularize personal computers with easy to use interfaces1987
Reagan supports anti-communist movements across the world contributing to the of the Soviet Union2000
Hispanic Americans replace African Americans as the largest minoritySeptember 11,2001
A series of terrorist attacks by the islamic terrorist group Al qaeda leaves 300 dead2001
President George W. Bush announces the war on Terror leading to the invasion of Afghanistan and iraq2008
Collapse of the housing bubble causes the worst financial crisis after the great depression
2008
Barack Obama becomes the first african American President He launches major financial & health care reforms2011
Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al qaeda is killed by Us special forces in PakistanDecember, 2011
American forces are withdrawn from iraq ending the iraq war2014
instability in the region leads to the rise of the islamic State (ISIS)2017
Donald trump becomes the 45th president of the United states his election & policies spark numerous protestsToday
the United states remains the largest economy in the world, accounting for a quarter of the global GDP
The Us is also home to some of the world's biggest companies and ranks first in quality of business Environment
the Us is the foremost military power in the world, making up a third of global military spending
however, the United states fares poorly in safety & security compared of other developed countriesPeríodos
800-1600
The Mississippian culture develops agriculture and cities based around huge ceremonial mounds900-1350
The Anasazi people build great cliff dwellings called Pueblos1830 - 1850
Native Americans are forcibly relocated to reservation by the Indian Removal act. Thousands die on the “trail of tears”1870s
Cowboys drive 5 million wild cattle from texas to the railhead in kansas
1870s
Westward migration transforms the great plains into the breadbasket of america
1870s
The settlers hunt the American Bison to near extinction
1870s
The results is conflict with the plains indians whose way of life depends on the animal1900s steel fuels the rise of the skyscraper and the modern American city1920-33
Sale and consumption of Alcohol is banned during the prohibition. organized criminal gangs come up in urban American1945-60
65 million babies are born in the fifteen years following the war1950s
the suburban housing explosion & interstate highways change the American Landscape
1950s post-war America is a superpower with a turbocharged economy
1950s
The US is locked in a struggle for global Dominance with another superpower- the soviet Union
1950s
Both sides support rival sides in communist vs non-communist struggles around the world
1950s
And both build huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons1990s
Originating from Us defence networks, the internet spreads to the general public
1990s
American entertainment, brands & culture spreads across the world
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