time line

native cultures/arrival in america (pre 1400)

most authorities belived that the western hemisphere was populated at the end of the last ice age by various indigenous groups who adapted to diverse environments, leading to a wide variety of cultures and societies.

terrorism in modern world (2000-present day)

9/11 osama bin laden, al quad, iran & Afganhistan

growing pains/ rise in sectionalism (1840s-1850s)

louisiana purchases, the first political parties evolve, war of 1812, Oregon trial

industrialization/gilded age (1870-1890)

rapid technological advancement, telegraphs and railroads

WWI and roaring 20s (1920-1929)

last gasp of long standing feudal conflicts spill out onto european battle feilds causing millions of deaths and leading to significant political changes.

fight for equality (1940-1960)

The rapid expansion of civil liberties and rights in America occurred in the latter half of the 20th century, brown V. board, Rosa Parks, MLK

rise of conservation/New world order

republicanism rise post watergate, “trickle-down” economics the end of the cold war the end of the Cold War. HIV/AIDS epidemic. personal computers & atari. fast food and cola wars.

civil war & reconstruction

states’s rights, fights over slavery, emancipation proclamation, Gettysburg, slavery made illegal, citizenship extended to newly freed slaves and black males gain the right to vote

Manifest destiny

“to overspread the continent allotted by providence for the free development of out multiplying millions” texas-the lone star republic, war with mexico, discovery of gold in cali

creation of the constitution

the article of confederation, a convention in philadelphia, separation of powers, federalism

westward expansion

the final push to “settle” lands acquired earlier in the 1800s. land rush! railroads cross the nation, while putting more and more pressure on native population, deccimation of the buffalo. chief joseph of

globalization & technology

the creation of cyberspace, corporation go international, long-standing staable factory jobs here at home go over seas, the cell phone

emerging powers

the sinking of the USS maine. yellow journalism. the spanish-american war. teddy roosevelt and the rough riders

colonization

roanoke island, jamestown, plymouth, popham, puritans in the massachusettes bay

progressive/reform

new political parties, womens suffrage, first attempts to fight jim crown laws beginnings of conservations and tacking urban squalor

cold war

an ally turned adversary. berlin airlift. cubain missile crisis, proxy wars; korea/vietnam, MAD, ICBM

industrialization/gilded age

rapid technological advancement, telegraphs and railroads, sewage systems and water supplies, for exploding cities, massive global shifts in immigration

american revolution

no taxation without representation, common sense, natural rights applied to governance the shot heard round the world

great depression & WWII

market crash! unemployment skyrockets, banks fail. dustbowl. grapes of wrath. the rise of fascism & imperialistic global domination. lead-lease. pearl harbor. D-Day.

cold war II?

putins russia, ukraine, china threatens taiwan, cyberspying and hacking, weather balloons

columbus & early explorers

vikings conquistadors, converting natives to christianity, search for gold and an all water route

throughout the 1800s

westward expantion

1787

creation of constitution

starting approx 35,000 years ago

native cultures/arrival in americas

1850s-early 1900s

industrialization/gilded age

1950s-1990s

fight for equality

1945-1990

cold war

mid 2010s-current

cold war II?

early 1800s-mid 1800s

growing pains/rise of sectionalism

1840s-1850s

manifest destiny

1770s-1782

american revolution

2000- current

globalization & technology

1492-1500

columbus & Early european explorers

1607-1750

colonization

1861-1877

civil war & reconstruction

1930s-1945

great depression & WWII

1980s-1990s

rise of conservatism/new world order

late 1800s-early 1900s

emerging world power & progressivism/ reform era

1914-1929

WWI& roaring 20s