The United States

1. The United States of America Created by Michelle Ball, Sunnyside

2. Before America was “America,” many tribes of people lived on and worked the land. Before

3. When Christopher Columbus arrived in America, he “thought he was in East India” so he called the people “INDIANS.” Today, we call those who lived here before we did “NATIVE AMERICANS.” Before

4. Christopher Columbus discovers America!! • The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria • King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella of Spain financed the expeditions 1492

5. Spanish Explorers of America • Coronado marched through Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas 1540

6. Jamestown, Virginia • The First American Colony 1607

7. Plymouth, Massachusetts • Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock with Pilgrims aboard • The oldest town in the United States 1620

8. 13 British Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia New Jersey Connecticut New York Pennsylvania New Hampshire New Jersey Massachusetts Delaware 1733

9. French & Indian War Begins • England wins the French & Indian War • George Washington fought as an English soldier 1754

10. Stamp Act • Taxation without • Representation in • Parliament 1763

11. Revolutionary War Begins • The shot heard around the world • Paul Revere warns the colonists of British soldiers confiscating weapons • Patrick Henry says, “Give me liberty or give me death!” 1775

12. The Declaration of Independence • Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President of the United States • George Washington crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776 surprising and defeating the enemy. 1776

13. Valley Forge • Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the quarters for American soldiers during the winter months 1777

14. America Wins the Revolutionary War! 1781

15. Signing of the Constitution of the United States of America George Washington became the first President of the United States 1787

16. John Adams • 2nd President of the United States • One of America’s Founding Fathers 1797

17. Thomas Jefferson • 3rd President of the United States • Another of America’s Founding Fathers • Wrote the Declaration of Independence 1801

18. The Louisiana Purchase • French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land to the US • Meriwether Lewis & William Clark led an Expedition west • Sacajawea and the Shoshone tribe helped the explorers 1803

19. James Madison • 4th President of the United States • “Father of our Bill of Rights” 1809

20. The War of 1812 • America vs. England • Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” 1812

21. The Battle of the Alamo • Texans declare Independence from Mexico 1836

22. California Gold Rush • The original “San Francisco 49ers” 1849

23. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” • Author Harriet Beecher Stowe • The book that started the Civil War • “Missouri Compromise” • Slave states & Free states 1852

24. Civil War • Abraham Lincoln, President of the US • Gettysburg Address 1861

25. Free States & Slave States • Free States in BLUE • Slave States in RED 1861

26. Battle of Gettysburg • The turning point of the Civil War 1863

27. The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln • April 14, 1865 • John Wilkes Booth was a Confederate spy 1865

28. Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad 1869

29. The Statue of Liberty • A National Birthday Gift from France • Ellis Island in New York Harbor – Immigration Gateway • “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” 1876 • The First Telephone • Alexander Graham Bell • invents the first telephone

30. Thomas Edison Invents The Light Bulb 1880

31. Indians moved to Indian Reservations 1889

32. Theodore Roosevelt • 26th President of the United States • National Parks and Conservation 1901

33. Wright Brothers first flight 1903

34. Henry Ford mass-produces the Model T • Ford Motor Company produces 1,000 autos per day • Mass production lead to a decrease in cost • 1909 - $850 for a Model T • 1924 - $260 for a Model T 1908

35. The US enters World War I • The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand & his wife by a Serbian was the event that started the war in 1914 • The “Defenders” – Servia, Belgium, France, Great Britain, Russia, Japan, Montenegro • The “Aggressors – Germany, Hungary-Austria, Italy • Planes first used for • military purposes 1917

36. Radio • The first known radio news program was broadcast by station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan 1920

37. The Great Depression 1929

38. The New Deal • Franklin Delano Roosevelt became President of the United States • He wanted a “new deal” for America • Federal Government becomes a large employer of Americans • Government workers built roads, dams, national parks buildings, etc. 1933

39. United States enters World War II • Pearl Harbor, HA Bombed • US, England & Russia are allies • Germany, Italy & Japan are the enemy 1941

40. World War II is over!!! 1945 • Eleanor Roosevelt • Helped form the United Nations • Television • Manufactured in America

41. Computers • The first computer to store a program 1949

42. Korean War • United Nations formed to help avert war. • It began with 50 countries - now has 160 1950

43. Rosa Parks • Civil Rights Activist • Refused to give up her seat on the bus to make room for a white passenger 1955

44. Vietnam War Begins 1962

45. Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream” 1963

46. Man on the Moon • Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon 1969

47. US Troops come home from Vietnam 1975

48. Berlin Wall Comes Down 1989

49. War on Terror Begins • Terror Attacks on 9-11-2001 2001

50. Historic Election • America elects its first African American as President of the United States 2009