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What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
What do you know about American History?
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.
Before 1491
SOUTHWEST
Before 1491
Before 1491
Before 1491
Before 1491
Through 1491, only Native American Indians lived in North America.
1492
1492
1492
1492
1492
1492In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in North America, but thought he arrived in India.
1600s
1600s
1600s
English people started Virginia Colony in 1607.
1600s
English people started Virginia Colony in 1607.
I am confused...
1600s
English people started Virginia Colony in 1607.
I am confused....I am not sure who I am....
The first Africans in North America came to Virginia Colony in 1619.
1600s
The Pilgrims from England started Massachusetts Colony in 1619. They celebrated the first
Thanksgiving in 1621.
1600s
1600sThe Pilgrims from England started Massachusetts Colony in 1619. They celebrated the first
Thanksgiving in 1621.
William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony.1600s
William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony. In 1681
1600s
William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681.
1600s
1600s
William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681.
1600s
William Penn started Pennsylvania Colony in 1681.
Freedom of religion is an important idea.
1700s
Leave your farms!Go back home to Europe!
1700s
French &
Indians
v.
the British11) Hurons- Indians allied with the French, enemies of British and Colonists
1700s
French &
Indians
v.
the British 11) Hurons- Indians allied with the French, enemies of British and Colonists
1700s
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.
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
http://currierandives.net/images/IndependenceHallPhiladelphia1776.jpg1700s
Why is the Philadelphia basketball team called the Seventy-Sixers?
http://www.all-nba-all-basketball.com/images/PHILADELPHIA_76ERS_LOGO1.png
1700s
American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence from England .
1700s
American leaders signed the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776.
1700s
American Revolution: The War for Independence
America v. England
1775 - 1783
1700s
1700s
Constitution Day -- September 17,
1787
1700s
Leaders wrote the Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787
1700s
Leaders wrote the Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
1700s
1700s
Yellow Fever
1700s
Yellow Fever
1700s
Yellow Fever
1700s
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1700s
1700s
Inventor Eli Whitney
1700s
Inventor Eli Whitney
1700s
Inventor Eli Whitney made a machine
that cleaned seeds quickly from cotton
in 1793, increasing slavery.
Inventor Eli Whitney
1700s
Inventor Eli Whitney made a machine
that cleaned seeds quickly from cotton
in 1793, increasing slavery.
1700s
1800s
The Industrial Revolution
1800s
The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s.
1800s
The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s. (So did pollution...
and child labor.)
1800s
The Industrial Revolution grew in America in the 1800s. (So did pollution...
and child labor.)
Francis Scott Key
1800s
1800s
1800s
Americans and the English navy fought in the War of 1812.
Lincoln was born February 12, 1809,
in Kentucky.
1800s
http://z.about.com/d/history1800s/1/0/F/0/-/-/lincoln-railsplitting.jpg
1800s
http://z.about.com/d/history1800s/1/0/F/0/-/-/lincoln-railsplitting.jpg
1800s
“The Railsplitter” was Lincoln’s nickname.
GOLD!1800s
GOLD!1800s
Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to
California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”
GOLD!1800s
Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to
California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”
Forty-niners1800s
Americans found gold in California in 1849. Miners who moved to
California hoping to become rich were called “forty-niners.”
In America, people moved west…1800s
1800s
1800s
1800s
Free States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Free States
Slave States
1800s
Lincoln won the election in 1860. He began to work as president in 1861.
1800s
Lincoln won the election in 1860. He began to work as president in 1861.
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Southern states and Northern states
1800s
1861
1800s
1800s
The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861.
1800s
The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861.
1800s
The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861.
The Civil War began when states seceded from USA in 1861.
1800s
CIVIL WAR!1800s
http://aam.govst.edu/projects/rthompson/images/dead%20civil%20war.jpg
1800s
1800s
The Massachusetts 54th
1800s
The Massachusetts 54th lost the battle at Fort Wagner but won respect for skill & bravery.
1800s
The Massachusetts 54th lost the battle at Fort Wagner but won respect for skill & bravery.
1800s
1800s
Lincoln made his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, in 1863.
1800s
Lincoln made his famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, in 1863.
The South was destroyed.1800s
The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...
1800s
The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...Lincoln was killed a week later.
1800s
The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...Lincoln was killed a week later.
1800s
The Civil War ended April 9, 1865...Lincoln was killed a week later.
Voting Rights1800s
African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.
1800s
African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.
Separate but equal1800s
African American men got rights during Reconstruction, but southern states made Jim Crow laws.
1900s
1900s
USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.
1900s
USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.
Imperialism: wanting more
land
1900s
USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
US President Woodrow Wilson
1900s
USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.
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.
1900s
USA was neutral when World War I began in 1914, then fought in 1917.WWI ended in 1918.
1900s
1900s
Two Constitutional Amendments in 1920: Women could vote and prohibition.
1900s
1900s
1900s
Two Constitutional Amendments in 1920: Women could vote and prohibition.
1900s
Two Constitutional Amendments in 1920: Women could vote and prohibition.
1900s
Two Constitutional Amendments in 1920: Women could vote and prohibition.
1900s
Another Constitutional Amendment stopped prohibition in 1933.
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution1900s
Another Constitutional Amendment stopped prohibition in 1933.
World War II1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents:
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.German
y
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.German
y
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.German
y
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.JapanGerman
y
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.JapanGerman
y
!Europe! Asia!
1900s
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900sFranklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the USA
World War II happened on two continents: Europe and Asia.
1937: In Asia, Japan attacked China.
1939: In Europe, Germany attacked Poland.
1900sUSA was neutral during World War II until...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the USA
1900s
1900s
2,333 Americans were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
1900s
2,333 Americans were killed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
1900s
1900s
I ask that the Congress declarethat since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7th, 1941, a state of warhas existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.
1900s
1900s
Dr. Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech in August, 1963.
President John F. Kennedy was killed three months later.
1900s
Dr. Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech in August, 1963.
President John F. Kennedy was killed three months later.
1900s
Dr. Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech in August, 1963.
President John F. Kennedy was killed three months later.
1900s
Dr. Martin Luther King made his “I have a dream” speech in August, 1963.
President John F. Kennedy was killed three months later.
1900s
American rockets landed on the moon in July, 1969.
2000s
Terrorists attacked USA on September 11, 2001.
2000s
Terrorists attacked USA on September 11, 2001.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.