American History Timeline: Key Events from 1491 to 2008

1. What do you know about American History?

9. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –Erispus Attucks and other people died during the Boston Massacre. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

10. Before 1491

11. SOUTHWEST Before 1491

12. Before 1491

13. Before 1491

14. Before 1491 Through 1491, only Native American Indians lived in North America.

15. 1492

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20. 1492 In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in North America, but thought he arrived in India.

21. 1600s

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23. 1600s English people started Virginia Colony in 1607.

24. 1600s English people started Virginia Colony in 1607. I am confused...

25. 1600s English people started Virginia Colony in 1607. I am confused....I am not sure who I am....

26. The first Africans in North America came to Virginia Colony in 1619. 1600s

27. The Pilgrims from England started Massachusetts Colony in 1619. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621. 1600s

28. 1600s The Pilgrims from England started Massachusetts Colony in 1619. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621.

29. William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony. 1600s

33. William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony. In 1681 1600s

34. William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681. 1600s

35. 1600s William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681.

36. 1600s William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681. Freedom of religion is an important idea.

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38. Leave your farms! Go back home to Europe! 1700s

39. French & Indians v. the British 11) Hurons- Indians allied with the French, enemies of British and Colonists 1700s

40. French & Indians v. the British 11) Hurons- Indians allied with the French, enemies of British and Colonists 1700s

41. French & Indians v. the British 11) Hurons- Indians allied with the French, enemies of British and Colonists 1700s The English won a war with the French and the Indians in 1763.

42. Benjamin Franklin's woodcut from May 9, 1754. From: Newspaper Serial and Government Publications Division, Library of Congress. What does this political cartoon mean? 1700s

43. http://currierandives.net/images/IndependenceHallPhiladelphia1776.jpg 1700s

44. Why is the Philadelphia basketball team called the Seventy-Sixers? http://www.all-nba-all-basketball.com/images/PHILADELPHIA_76ERS_LOGO1.png 1700s

45. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence from England . 1700s

46. American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776. 1700s

47. American Revolution: The War for Independence America v. England 1775 - 1783 1700s

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49. Constitution Day -- September 17, 1787 1700s

50. Leaders wrote the Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 1700s

51. Leaders wrote the Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. 1700s

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53. Yellow Fever 1700s

56. Yellow Fever 1700s Philadelphia leader Bishop William White led a church, established schools (including the PA School for the Deaf) and helped poor people. He helped start churches led by African Americans. He helped Philadelphians during the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic.

60. Yellow Fever 1700s Philadelphia leader Bishop William White led a church, established schools (including the PA School for the Deaf) and helped poor people. He helped churches led by African Americans. He helped Philadelphians during the 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic.

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63. Inventor Eli Whitney 1700s

64. Inventor Eli Whitney 1700s Inventor Eli Whitney made a machine that cleaned seeds quickly from cotton in 1793, increasing slavery.

65. Inventor Eli Whitney 1700s Inventor Eli Whitney made a machine that cleaned seeds quickly from cotton in 1793, increasing slavery.

66. 1700s

67. 1800s The Industrial Revolution

68. 1800s The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s.

69. 1800s The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s. (So did pollution... and child labor.)

70. 1800s The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s. (So did pollution... and child labor.)

71. Francis Scott Key 1800s

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73. 1800s Americans and the English navy fought in the War of 1812.

74. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in Kentucky. 1800s

75. http://z.about.com/d/history1800s/1/0/F/0/-/-/lincoln-railsplitting.jpg 1800s

76. http://z.about.com/d/history1800s/1/0/F/0/-/-/lincoln-railsplitting.jpg 1800s “The Railsplitter” was Lincoln’s nickname.

77. GOLD!1800s

78. GOLD!1800s Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”

79. GOLD!1800s Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”

80. Forty-niners1800s Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”

81. In America, people moved west… 1800s

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84. 1800s Free States

85. 1800s Free States Slave States

91. 1800s Lincoln won the election in 1860. He began to work as president in 1861.

92. 1800s Lincoln won the election in 1860. He began to work as president in 1861.

93. http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/lincoln/vignettes/TeamofRivals/ExhibitObjects/NorthandSouth1861.aspx?Enlarge=true&ImageId=79561e1b-12fa-4c1b-8c1d-213d8b93907b%3acc77ee60-f1b1-4f37-a804-a5648e473b3a%3a17&PersistentId=1%3a79561e1b-12fa-4c1b-8c1d-213d8b93907b%3a5&ReturnUrl=%2fExhibitions%2flincoln%2fvignettes%2fTeamofRivals%2fExhibitObjects%2fNorthandSouth1861.aspx Southern states and Northern states 1800s

94. 1861 1800s

95. 1800s The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861.

98. The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861. 1800s

99. CIVIL WAR!1800s

100. http://aam.govst.edu/projects/rthompson/images/dead%20civil%20war.jpg 1800s

101. 1800s The Massachusetts 54th

102. 1800s The Massachusetts 54th lost the battle at Fort Wagner but won respect for skill & bravery.

103. 1800s The Massachusetts 54th lost the battle at Fort Wagner but won respect for skill & bravery.

104. 1800s

105. 1800s Lincoln made his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, in 1863.

106. 1800s Lincoln made his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, in 1863.

107. The South was destroyed. 1800s The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...

108. 1800s The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...Lincoln was killed a week later.

111. Voting Rights1800s African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.

112. 1800s African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.

113. Separate but equal1800s African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.

114. 1900s

115. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

117. Imperialism: wanting more land 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

118. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

121. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

122. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia Austria USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

123. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia Austria Russia USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

124. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia Austria Russia Germany USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

125. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia Austria France Russia Germany USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

126. Alliances: promising to help other countries 1900s Serbia Austria France England Russia Germany USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

127. The beginning of the Great War: assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, future King of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie during their visit to Serbia in August, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand Gavrilo Princip We would make very good leaders of Serbia. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

128. The beginning of the Great War: assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, future King of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie during their visit to Serbia in August, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand Gavrilo Princip We would make very good leaders of Serbia. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918. Get out of Serbia!

129. The beginning of the Great War: assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, future King of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie during their visit to Serbia in August, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand Gavrilo Princip 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

130. The beginning of the Great War: assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, future King of Austria-Hungary and his wife, Sophie during their visit to Serbia in August, 1914. Archduke Ferdinand Gavrilo Princip 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

131. US President Woodrow Wilson Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality... The United States must be neutral. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

132. US President Woodrow Wilson Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality... The United States must be neutral. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

133. US President Woodrow Wilson ...never mind. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

134. US President Woodrow Wilson ...never mind. 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

135. US President Woodrow Wilson 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

136. US President Woodrow Wilson ...to help France, England and Russia fight the World War! 1900s USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.

138. 1900s

139. 1900s Two Constitutional Amendments in 1920: Women could vote and prohibition.

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145. 1900s Another Constitutional Amendment stopped prohibition in 1933.

146. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution1900s Another Constitutional Amendment stopped prohibition in 1933.

147. World War II 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s

148. World War II happened on two continents: 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s

149. World War II happened on two continents: Europe 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s

150. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s

153. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. pe! Asia! 1900s

154. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. German y pe! Asia! 1900s

157. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. JapanGerman y pe! Asia! 1900s

158. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. JapanGerman y pe! Asia! 1900s

159. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the USA

160. World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia. 1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China. 1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland. 1900s USA was neutral during World War II until... Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the USA

161. 1900s

162. 1500 × 1200 - en.wikipedia.org 1900s

163. 1900s

164. 2,333 Americans were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. 1900s

165. 2,333 Americans were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. 1900s

166. 1900s

167. I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire. 1900s

168. 1900s Dr. Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech in August, 1963. President John F. Kennedy was killed three months later.

172. 1900s American rockets landed on the moon in July, 1969.

173. 2000s Terrorists attacked USA on September 11, 2001.

174. 2000s Terrorists attacked USA on September 11, 2001.

175. 2000s Barack Obama won the election for the 44th US President in 2008. When was inaugurated in 2009, he was America’s first African American President.

178. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian WarCrispus Attucks and other 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

179. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –Engspus Attucks and other people died during the Boston Massacre. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

181. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –Englandcks and other people died during the Boston Massacre. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

183. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –ECrispus Attucks and other people died during the Boston Massacre. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

184. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –En 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

185. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War.oston Massacre. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

186. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

197. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; slavery ended; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

198. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; slavery ended; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

199. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; slavery ended; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. Prohibition began. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

202. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; slavery ended; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. Prohibition began. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –Dr. King made the “I have a dream” speech; John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully send the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

203. What do you know about American History? 1491 –Only Native Americans lived in North America. 1492 –Columbus left Europe and became the first European to settle in North America. 1607 –English settlers started Virginia Colony. 1619 –The first Africans came to Virginia Colony. 1621 –English settlers started Massachusetts Colony. 1681 –William Penn set up religious freedom in Pennsylvania Colony in Philadelphia. 1763 –England won land in North America after the French and Indian War. 1776 –American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence. 1787 –American leaders signed the Constitution. 1793 –Whitney’s cotton gin increased slavery in Southern states; Yellow Fever kills many Philadelphians.1800s –Machines and factories from the Industrial Revolution changed American life. 1849 –People found gold in California; more Americans moved west. 1860 –Abraham Lincoln became the 16th US president. 1861 –Southern states seceded from USA; Americans began a Civil War. 1863 –Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War. 1865 –The Union won the Civil War; slavery ended; Lincoln was assassinated. 1918 –On November 11 at 11:00, World War I ended. The Allies won; Germany lost. 1920 –Leaders amended the Constitution: Women could vote. Prohibition began. 1933 –Congress ended Prohibition, a law that stopped the sale of alcohol. 1941 –On December 7, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. USA joined WWII. 1963 –Dr. King made the “I have a dream” speech; John F. Kennedy was assassinated. 1969 –American scientists at NASA successfully sent the first manned rocket to the moon. 2001 –Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center towers in New York on September 11. 2008 –Barack Obama won the 44th presidential election & became the first African American president.

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