New timeline - Timeline

founding of jamestown "First english colony in north america" Triumph

Arrival of the first slave ship in America "Fist group of africans to be sold for invaulentary labor" tragedy

founding of puritan colony "Members from the english searatist church later setting sail for Plymoth Rock" Triumph Tragedy

Signing of the declaration of independence "The signing allowed 13 colonies to have their freedom Triumph

American Revolution "This allowed americans to be free from Britains king and taxes" Triumph Tragedy

Constitutional Convention "This drafted and signed the Constitution in hopes for a centralized government" Triumph

luisiana purchace "U.S. bought land from the French because of the americans living on french land" Triumph gain land and expand

Trail of tears "Removal of Indians to gain their valuable land" Triumph & Tragedy

Dred Scott Decision "Scott fought for his rightswhile living on free territory but not declared free"

Election of Abraham Lincoln "First republican to win presidency and campained the issue of slavery"

Plessy vs. Ferguson "Court case determining that racial segregation was still a law"

The Spanish American War "War between U.S. and Spain beggining with the sinking of Battleship Maine

19th Amendment "Right to vote no matter what race or sex" Triumph

The Great Depression "Stock market crisis destroying nations and causing widespread unemployment"

Watergate scandal "President nixon illegally listened tp phones and stole documents" Tragedy

War on Terror "4 hijacked plains crashed into differant targets in the U.S."

Cristopher "Columbus made landfall on a small island in the Caribbean. His historic voyage ignited the age of exploration and cross-Atlantic expansion by European settlers."

George washingtons farewell adress "Washington urged Americans to avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions" Triumph

Donald Trump is elected president "The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016."

War of 1812 "War between United States and Britain cause by restriction on U.S trade"

Mexican American War "President Polk got denied access to purchace much of the southwest, Moving troops into Mexican territory

The Civil War "War between Northern and Southern states about slavery rights and freedom"

Recunstrustion After the Civil War ended confederate nationalism and slavery and adding 3 amendments

The Progressive Era "Progressives belived problems could be solved"

WWI "Global armed conflict starting with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand"

Roaring 20's "With nations wealth doubling the 20's was Americas most transformed decades"

WWII "America bombed japan with 2 bombs (little boy) and (Fat Man)"

Korean War " As a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea had been split into two sovereign states"

Brown v. board of edu "Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional"

Vietnam War "Fight against North Vietnam in hopes to stop the spread of communism"

Fall of the berlin wall "The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989."

Perian gulf war "Iraq invaded Kuwait which began a war involving the U.S."

Native americans play lacrosse "Natives play lacrosse to please their creator and pass on tradition"