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American History in 50 Events
Have you ever wondered why America is the way it is?
Do you want to understand the events that have shaped American culture?
Are you interested in seeing the long-term historical connections that explain how America moved from a group of colonies to the most powerful nation in history?
If so, this book is for you. In simple, straightforward language, this book will take you on a brief journey through the highlights of American history. Filled with interesting facts and historical context, this book is a must-read for those who are passionate about history or are simply interested in better understanding the history of the United States.
Inside you will read about...
- Columbus' famous first journey
- Founding of Plymouth Colony
- Boston Tea Party
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- War of 1812
- Spanish American War
- The Roaring Twenties
- The Moon landing
- 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
- And much more!
Broken down into a series of fifty easy-to-read selections, this book will take you from Pre-Columbian settlement up to current events of today.
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American History in 50 Events - Henry Freeman
AMERICAN HISTORY IN 50 EVENTS
By
Henry Freeman
Copyright © 2020.
All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
Pre-Columbian Era
13,500 BCE - Migration of Hunter-Gatherers from Beringia
1000 - Viking Exploration of the New World
1492 - Columbus’ Famous First Journey
Early English Settlements
1607 - Jamestown is Founded
1620 - Founding of Plymouth Colony
1639 - The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is Signed
From Colonies to Independence
1773 - Boston Tea Party
1774 - Coercive Acts Empowered by British Government
1774 - First Continental Congress is Convened
1775 - Battles of Lexington and Concord
1776 - Declaration of Independence
1777 - Articles of Confederation Adopted
1781 - Battle of Yorktown; British Surrender
A Young Nation
1787 - Constitutional Convention Convened
1789 - Washington’s First Term as President
1791 - First Bank of the United States is Created
1791 - Bill of Rights Ratified
1796 - First Political Parties Appear During a Presidential Election
1803 - Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court Decision
1812 - War of 1812
1820 - Missouri Compromise Enacted
1854 - Kansas Nebraska Act Signed into Law
1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Decision
1861 - The Civil War
1863 - Emancipation Proclamation Issued
1865 - Abraham Lincoln Assassinated; Reconstruction Begins
The Nation Grows
1869 - First Transcontinental Railroad Completed
1870 - The Gilded Age Begins
1870 - Standard Oil Company Created
1875 - Carnegie Opens First Steel Mill
1876 - Telephone Invented
1892 - Homestead Strike
1898 - Spanish-American War
1908 - Ford Model T First Sold
1917 - America Enters World War I
1920 - The Roaring Twenties Begin
1929 - Stock Market Crash and Beginning of Great Depression
1933 - New Deal Begins
America as a World Leader
1941 - Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor ; World War II
1945 - America Uses First Atomic Weapons
1947 - Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan Outline Foreign Policy
1955 - Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
1969 - Moon Landing
1975 - Vietnam War Ends
1981 - Reagan Becomes President
1991 - First Gulf War in Iraq
2001 - 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
2007 - The Great Recession Begins
2008 - Barack Obama Elected President
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Pre-Columbian Era
Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.
—Christopher Columbus
13,500 BCE - Migration of Hunter-Gatherers from Beringia
The history of the United States of America began thousands of years before the idea of America
even existed. During the last Ice Age, circa 13,500 BCE, a group of hunter-gatherers came to North America. These people, known as Paleo-Indians, crossed into what is today Alaska from Russia via a land bridge called Beringia located in the modern Bering Strait. Scholars theorize that these people were merely following the wild game, which was their primary food source. As the Paleo-Indians moved south, they found land that was significantly easier to inhabit and began spreading out, owing to an ever-increasing food supply. Over the next several millennia, many more groups of Paleo-Indians crossed the land bridge, until plate tectonics caused the bridge to submerge. After that, no new settlers would come to North America for centuries. The populations of these people began to increase greatly, and over time, these groups spread as far south as the southern tip of South America. Hundreds of distinct cultures emerged and developed until Europeans began to explore the Americas.
1000 - Viking Exploration of the New World
After the divergence of European and Asian
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