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American history timeline
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British settlers establish the first permanent British
colony in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia.
They were in search of economic opportunities.
The British fight against France to gain control of
eastern North America. The British win the war,
known as the French and Indian War, and win all of
the lands east of the Mississippi River.
British colonists in the thirteen American colonies rebel against
Britain and King George III. They write the Declaration of
Independence, stating the reasons for their decision to throw
off British rule. The Americans win the War of Independence
and Britain agrees to recognize American independence.
Americans meet at the Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia and write the Constitution. It
creates a republic in which the people rule through
representatives they elect.
America declares war on Great Britain and tries to invade
Canada. The invasion is unsuccessful, and the war results in a
draw. Americans take great national pride in defeating the
British army and navy in the Battle of New Orleans.
Gold is discovered in California. Americans rush to California in
the hope of getting rich. California’s population increases
rapidly, along with the businesses that are established to
support the gold miners.
The North and the South go to war against each
other in the Civil War, mainly over the issue of
slavery. The South is defeated and the country is
reunited.
The first transcontinental railroad is completed, linking
the existing railroad lines in the eastern U.S. to the Pacific
coast at San Francisco Bay. The railroad leads to
explosive population growth in the western United
States.
The United States gives aid to the Allied Powers in
World War I, and the Central Powers sink many
American ships. America enters the war, and
together, the Allied Powers win.
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and the United
States enters World War II. The U.S. ends the war
by dropping atomic bombs on Japan.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leads the civil rights
movement. Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, a
law to guarantee civil rights to African Americans
and other minorities.
Al Qaeda, a Middle Eastern terrorist group,
launches terrorist attacks against the U.S., crashing
passenger jets into the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon. The U.S. declares war on terror.
Canadian history timeline
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Vikings from Scandinavia in Europe sail to Canada
and establish settlements in Newfoundland. They
soon abandon the settlements and return to
Europe.
Explorer John Cabot sails from Europe to Canada’s
east coast. He claims an area of land for Great
Britain and names it Newfoundland.
Samuel de Champlain establishes the first permanent
French colony in Canada at Quebec. The French settle
there as fur traders. The British and the French feel
increasing rivalry as they both claim Canada.
The British fight against France for control of eastern
North America. The French lose the war and all of their
territory in Canada and America, but Britain allows the
French Canadian settlers to remain in Canada.
After the War of Independence begins in America, many
Americans who are loyal to Britain migrate to Canada.
Canada becomes a colony of English-speakers as well as
French-speakers.
America declares war on Great Britain and tries to invade
Canada. The invasion is unsuccessful, and the war results in a
draw. The Canadians feel a great sense of nationalism and pride
for stopping the invasion, and the border between the U.S. and
Canada is set.
Canadians rebel against British authority. Instead of
fighting a war, the British allow the Canadians to form a
partially independent country, the Dominion of Canada.
Canada completes the construction of a transcontinental
railroad, making it easier to travel between the Atlantic
and Pacific coastlines of Canada.
Gold is discovered on the western coast of Canada. The
Canadian government establishes the Yukon Territory as
a province of Canada to meet the governmental needs of
the rapidly growing population of the territory.
Canada enters World War I on the side of the Allied
Powers to help Great Britain win the war. As a result,
Canada establishes itself as a world power and increases
the feeling of nationalistic pride in the country.
Great Britain grants almost complete independence to
Canada, and Canada begins making its own laws without
interference from Britain. Complete independence later
happens in 1982.
Canada fights alongside the U.S., Great Britain, and
the other Allied powers in World War II. After the
war is won, Canada’s industries boom because of
industrial and population growth.