Dec 25, 2015
People migrated from Central Asia. This dates back 13 to 16,000 years ago. At that time, the Bering Strait was a land
bridge connecting North America and Asia. It was called Beringia.
The Age of Explorers 1492 – 1630This was a time of exploration and discovery. Columbus,
Hudson, Magellan, Balboa and countless other explorers left their homelands in Europe to find shorter trade routes, at first.
There is evidence that Leif Erikson and other Vikings reached North America around 1000 A.D.
Henry Hudson sailing up the Hudson River, of all places
Balboa reaches the calm Pacific shores
Christopher Columbus
Jamestown, top left
Rhode Island,bottom left
William Penn with Native Americans,
bottom right
Mail service in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania,top right
Colonial Period 1630 – 1763Once the Europeans settled, villages began to appear from north to south. The villages became cities, cities grouped
together with towns and villages and became colonies. New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were part of the original
13 colonies.
Revolutionary America and the Young Republic1763 – 1815
The colonists began this time period fighting with the British against the French. Soon, they would be fighting the British for their own independence in the Revolutionary
War. This was the time of the leadership of George Washington
Once independence was won after the Revolutionary War, the young nation faced challenges with the Monroe Doctrine. The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark expedition and the War
of 1812 were fought with Great Britain.
1815 - 1876This was a timeOf Expansion,
Disagreement Over Slavery,Civil War
AndRebuilding
America
Harriet TubmanLed thousands of slaves to freedom
1815 –1876During this time period, America continued to explore and move west of the Mississippi River.
1815 –1876Expansion, Sectional Disagreement,
War and ReconstructionDuring this time period, America continued its expansion west of the Mississippi River. The issue of slavery was addressed by way of the Dred Scott Decision, Missouri Compromise, The Civil War and finally the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Civil War, America faced the challenge of
rebuilding the war-torn countryside, predominately in the south, but in the north as well.
Fighting to gain control of Texas from Mexico Gold Rush of 1848 in California
1815 –1876Expansion, Sectional Disagreement,
War and Reconstruction Reconstruction was the time of rebuilding America after the war.
To the right, slaves
escape via the underground
railroad.
Civil War artifacts are on display, to
the left.
To the left, President
Lincoln meets with his
generals. On the right is a
view of a free black voting
during Reconstruction
1871 - 1914Industrial Revolution, The Westward Movement,
and the Great Immigration MovementIt was during this time period, factories and mass production came into use. Steel was being processed quicker which meant larger buildings and bridges. The Indian Wars continued into the early 1890s and were placed on reservations. Cars, cameras, airplanes and radios first
came into use.
By way of the transcontinental railroad,
the short lived pony express and telegraph
lines, America expanded west.
As we continue with 1871 – 1914…Immigrants from Europe traveled across the Atlantic, past Ellis Island to a land of opportunity.
Note the promises in the cartoon, on the top right.
America’s Industrial
Revolution in the late 1800s had many pros and cons, not
the least of which were 10 -12 hour
days, and use of child labor.
1914 – 1930sWar, Prosperity and Depression
The United States entered World War I in 1917, which had been raging in Europe since 1914. The 1920s were known as the Roaring Twenties. The 20s were a time of excitement as the U.S.
enjoyed cars, movies, sports, and at the same time women gained the right to vote. However, it all came to a sudden stop when the stock market crashed, in 1929. This resulted in a decade
long depression.
Woody Guthrie, the dust bowl balladeer
World War I enlistment poster
Personalities of the 1920s
World War I, the war to end all wars, lasted from 1914 - 1918. Although it began in Europe, in 1914, the United States did not become involved until 1917.
The war was so cruel that leaders got
together after the war to make rules
to guide future wars
Machine guns
Poison gas
Airplane
The 1920s were a time of change and
carefree living on the surface, but it
ended with the crash of the stock market which hurt
the country for nearly a decade.
Alcohol free!
Women Vote!
Carefree living
Escape Artist
The Roaring Twenties
During the 1930s, America went through the great Depression, when 25 to 33% of the
country was unemployed
Radio
Hooverville
Skyscrapers
Dust Bowl
1930s - 1960The New Deal,World War II
and Post War Boom
Franklin Roosevelt was elected
president in 1932. His New Deal put
people back to work building dams,
bridges and roads.
World War II lasted from 1939 – 1945, with America entering
on December 07, 1941
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
V E Day
Rosie the Riveter
Concentration Camps
Hiroshima
Once World War II ended, America
went through a period of change. On the surface it seemed pleasant enough.
The 50s!America’sPost War
Boom!
Modern Luxury
Drive In Restaurant
Elvis
Levitt TownThe suburbs come
to America
Rosa Parks
1960 – 1990sViet Nam Era, Equal Rights Movements, Space Race and the Cold War
From the 1960s on, television brought the world closer. Every night people watched Viet Nam War on the evening news, as well as the protests which accompanied it. Technology improved which allowed Americans
more free time to relax and do as they pleased. Although there was no major war, the angst between America and the USSR produced a cold war which lasted through 1991.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream Speech
In Washington DC
The Cuban Missile Crisis Nearly starts a World War
The Cold War grows
colder as the Berlin Wall
is built
The Space Race Takes
Off with the first moon landing in
1969
1990s - 2011Terrorism and the Information Age
Television
Radio
Telephone
Texting Photography and video
Newspapers and magazines
Al Qaeda terrorists
attack