AmericanSocietyandCultureWeekOneAmericanHistoryUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorld20,000yearsago,NativeAmericans(Indians)crossedfromAsiatoAlaskaTheyhadcrossedfromAsiatoAlaskatoliveanomadiclife12,000BCNorthAmericanIndianculturesflourishUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorldUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorldUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorldNativeAmericansocietyinNorthAmericawascloselytiedtotheland.Theirculturewasprimarilyoral:dreamsandtalesKillonlyforfood,travelbywaterandforestpaths,maketheirweaponsandtoolsfromstoneandwood,useanimalskinsandbarkfortheirsheltersTrades,religiousceremoniesUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorld1492:ChristopherColumbus,financedbySpain,makesthefirstoffourvoyagestotheNewWorld.HelandsintheBahamas.USHistoryTimelineTheNewWorldUSHistoryTimelineTheNewWorldUSHistoryTimelineColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783)ColoniallifeWarofIndependence(1775-1783)DeclarationofIndependenceJuly4,1776USHistoryTimelineColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783)1607:JamestowninSoutheastVirginia,thefirstEnglishsettlementinAmerica1620:ThePlymouthColonyinMassachusettsisestablishedbyPilgrimsfromEngland;theMayflowerCompact;USHistoryTimelineColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783)1770:BostonMassacre1773:BostonTeaParty1774:FirstContinentalCongress1775-1783:AmericanRevolution:WarofIndependenceColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783):1773:BostonTeaPartyColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783):1774:FirstContinentalCongressColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783):1776:TheDeclarationofIndependenceColonialEraandRevolutionWar(1607-1783):1775-1873:WarofIndependenceUSHistoryTimelineANewNationTheFoundingofanationUSHistoryTimelineANewNationTheFoundingofanationTheSecondWarwithEngland1812-1814WestwardExpansionMonroeDoctrine1823TrailofTears1838ManifestDestiny1845GoldRush1848TheCompromiseof1850USHistoryTimelineANewNation1789:WashingtonisunanimouslyelectedpresidentoftheUnitedStates;USConstitutiongoesintoeffectUSHistoryTimelineANewNation:WestwardExpansion1803:LouisianaPurchaseUSHistoryTimelineANewNation1823:MonroeDoctrinePresidentJamesMonroe,Adualforeignpolicy1845:ManifestDestinyDemocraticJohnOsullivan,“ItwasGodswillthatAmericansexpandfromseatoshiningsea.”,thefoundationofacquisitionofnewterritoriesinAmerica1850:theCompromiseTheCompromiseof1850wasaseriesofbillsaimedatresolvingtheterritorialandslaverycontroversiesarisingfromtheMexican-AmericanWar(18461848).USHistoryTimelineANewNation:WestwardExpansion1838:TrailofTearsMorethan15,000CherokeeIndiansareforcedtomarchfromGeorgiatoIndianTerritoryinpresent-dayOklahoma.Approximately4,000diesfromstarvationanddiseasealongthetrailoftears.USHistoryTimelineCivilWar(1861-1865)1861-1865:CivilWarConflictbetweentheNorth(theUNION)andtheSouth(theConfederacy)overtheexpansionofslaveryintowesternstatesJan.1,1863:EmancipationProclamation1863:BattleofGettysburg(July1-3);GettysburgAddressbyPresidentLincoln(Nov.19)1865:theassassinationofPresidentLincoln1865:the13thAmendmentisratified,prohibitingslaveryUSHistoryTimelineCivilWar(1861-1865)USHistoryTimelineReconstruction,Urbanization,andIndustrialization(1865-1889)MovingWest1867:USacquiresAlaskafromRussiaRevolutionintransportation1869:CentralPacificandUnionpacificrailroadsarejoinedatPromontory,Utah,creatingfirsttranscontinentalrailroad1877:ThefirsttelephonelineisbuiltfromBostontoSomerville,Mass.AgriculturalChangesAmerica:thegranaryoftheworldIndustrialGrowthandAppearanceofMonopoliesthefourthinvalueofmanufacturesin1860;thefirstby1894USHistoryTimelineReconstruction,Urbanization,andIndustrialization(1865-1889)USHistoryTimelineTheProgressiveEra(1890-1913)“GildedAge”:MarkTwainstermTheMuckrakers:McClures Everybodys ColliersThe Jungle;UptonSinclairThe Pit : FrankNorris The Shame of Cities: LincolnSteffens1903:WrightBrothersflythe1stsuccessfulairplaneImperialistExpansion1898:Spanish-AmericanWarRooseveltsReform:SquaredealChangesinthe19thc.traditionoflaissez-faireandincreaseGovernmentsupervision;theHepburnActof1906:railroadregulation;thepurefoodanddrugactof1906USHistoryTimelineWorldWarIandtheJazzAge(1914-1928)AmericanNeutralityAmericaEnteringWWI(1914-1918)Prosperityinthe1920s1)HenryFord2)SocialChanges:RedScare;Newideas;theemergenceofradio,Hollywoodandsoundmovies3)HarlemRenaissance4)theProhibitionofalcoholicbeverages4)WomenLiberationMovement5)KuKluxKlan(KKK)USHistoryTimelineWorldWarI(1914-1918)USHistoryTimelineWorldWarIandtheJazzAge(1914-1928)the1920s1)JazzAge2)theageofProhibition3)TheAgeofMaterialismandPuritanismUSHistoryTimelinetheJazzAge(1918-1928) The Stork Club, a famous New York City SpeakeasyUSHistoryTimelineTheGreatDepression(1929-1939)FromRichestoRagsOct.29,1929NewdealAAANRAPWAUSHistoryTimelineWorldWarII(1939-1945)FascistExpansionandAmericanIsolationAmericanEntryintotheWar1941:JapanattacksHawaii,Guam关岛,andthePhilippines1941:U.S.declaresWaronJapanDefeatofAxisPowers1945:U.S.dropstwoatomicbombsonHiroshima,Nagasaki,JapanAug.141945:JapansunconditionalsurrenderUSHistoryTimelineWorldWarII(1939-1945)USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)ColdWar(1945-1991)TrumanDoctrine1948MarshallPlan1948BerlinBlockadeMcCarthyism1954VietnamWar(1959-1975)AntiVietnamWar:4studentsareshottodeathduringantiVietnamwarprotestatKentStateUniversity(May1)USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)Civilrightsmovementsinthe1950and1960s1948:PresidentTrumanendedracialsegregationinthearmedforcesandinallfederalagencies1954:theSupremeCourtunanimouslyruledthatsegregationinpublicschoolwasunconstitutional1955:RosaParksCourageousrefusaltogiveherseattoawhiteman,amilestoneUSHistoryTimelineRosaParksRefusaltogiveupherseat(1955)USHistoryTimelineMarchOnWashington(1963)USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)Civilrightsmovementsinthe1950and1960s1955:RosaParksCourageousrefusaltogiveupherseat1963:MarchonWashington,“IhaveaDream”byMartinLutherKingJr.1968:TheassassinationofDr.MartinLutherKingJr.USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)KennedysNewFrontiers;apromisetocreatenewfrontiersinscience,education,socialwelfareandeconomicpolicy1962:CubaMissileCrisis;PresidentKennedydenouncesSovietUnionforsecretlyinstallingmissilebasesonCubaandinitiatesanavalblockadeoftheislandJohnsonsGreatSociety1965Includeawaronpovertyandfederalaidtoeducation,medicalcarefortheelderlyandthepoor,low-costhousingandurbanrenewalandlegalprotectionforAfricanAmericansdeprivedofvotingrightsUSHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)Countercultureinthe1960sYouthRebellion:rock-a-rollmusic;fashionsoflonghairandtye-dye;slang;drugsBeatGenerationUSHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)ThebeatgenerationUSHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)NixonsvisittoChina1972WatergateScandal1974DiplomatictiewithChina1979USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)TheNewrightGeraldFord:unabletosolvenationaleconomicproblemsJimmyCarter:faceddoubledigitinflationandrecessionRonaldReagan:thepromiseofanewbeginning;reshapefederalbudget,domestic-spendingprograms;starwar;spaceshuttlediscoveryNewworldorderTheUSSovietdialoguecontinuedtobroadenanddeepenGeorgeH.BushpromotedanewworldorderGulfwar1991ClintontimeThepassageofthenorthAmericanfreetradeAgreementTheglobalagreementonTariffandTradeAboomingeconomyPartnersintheventurewereconvictedoffraudandconspiracySexualharassmentsuitNATOinterventioninSerbianofKosovoBombChineseembassyMay8,1999USHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)WaragainstTerrorismSept11,2001terroristarrackstheworldtradecentreandthepentagonTheElectionofthefirstBlackpresidentUSHistoryTimelineTheModernEra(1945-present)ColdWar(1945-1991)TrumanDoctrine1948MarshallPlan1948BerlinBlockadeMcCarthyism1954VietnamWar(1959-1975)Civilrightsmovementsinthe1950and1960sKennedysNewFrontiersJohnsonsGreatSocietyCountercultureinthe1960sNixonsvisittoChinaWatergateScandalDiplomatictiewithChinaTheNewrightNewworldorderClintontimeWaragainstTerrorism