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1492
Columbus discovered the New World
1620
The Pilgrims settled at Plymouth Rock
1636
The Puritans founded Harvard
July 4, 1776
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence
The American concept of government
comes from religious thought, brought here by the Puritans
First Amendment
guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, and freedom of assembly
Second Amendment
guarantees the right to “bear arms” and organizes a militia
Third Amendment
forbids the government from forcing homeowners to house soldiers
Fourth Amendment
forbids unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant
Fifth Amendment
guarantees the right to due process of law, and prevents self-incrimination
Sixth Amendment
guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
Seventh Amendment
guarantees the right to a trial by jury.
Eighth Amendment
forbids excessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment
Ninth Amendment
the people retain any rights not forbidden by the Constitution.
Tenth Amendment
any powers not granted to the federal government are retained by the states
The American war for Independence
ended when the British surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia
1788
The United States Constitution was ratified
The United States’ Civil War lasted from
1861-1865
John Wilkes Booth
assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
1881
Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in
1903
The Wright Brothers made the first powered and controlled airplane flight
1908
Henry Ford introduced the Model T, the first mass-produced automobile
World War I
lasted from 1914-1918, but the United States entered the war in 1917
The Great Depression
began in 1929 and lasted until World War II.
1922
Mussolini seized power in Italy
Hitler seized power in Germany
1933
World War II
lasted from 1939-1945, but the United States entered the war in 1941.
Beginning in 1945, the U.S. Presidents in order are:
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford,
Carter, Reagan, Bush (Sr.), Clinton, and Bush (Jr.).
The United States dropped the first Atomic bomb
in August of 1945 on Hiroshima, Japan.
The Soviet Union’s government was based on
Communism
The Berlin Airlift took place from
1948-1949
Joseph Stalin led the Soviet Union from
1922-1953
The Korean War lasted from
1950-1953
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Joseph McCarthy was a
U.S. Senator who accused Americans of being communists.
The Berlin Wall was created
August, 1961
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in
1962
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas
November of 1963
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in
1964
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
1968
SALT
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
The Vietnam War lasted from
1964-1973
President Richard Nixon resigned over a scandal known as
Watergate
1979
Americans in Iran were taken hostage by the new Iranian government.
In early 1980
the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
When the Soviet Union collapsed
Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader
The “Cold War” ended in
1991
The First Gulf War took place in
1991
President Bill Clinton
was impeached but not removed from office
Al Gore won the popular vote in the 2000 election, but
George W. Bush won the majority of Electoral votes
