Conflict
Began the night of April 19, 1775, in Lexington and Concord after Paul Revere warned that the British troops were coming to attack.
Revolutionary War
When a group of men threw chests of tea from England into the harbor to protest the tax on tea in 1773.
Boston Tea Party
During this time Europeans explored the seas of the world, looking for new trade routes.
The Age of Exploration
When the firstborn in all Egypt were killed by the angel of death except for the Israelites who put lambs blood on their doorposts as God instructed them.
Passover
Contains one message written in Greek, demotic script, and hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Is also called the Seven Years' War in Europe.
French and Indian War
Early attempts included kites and replication of birds' wings. The invention of the steam engine help spur inventors to create heavier-than-air aircraft and the Wright brothers were the first to launch a manned flight on December 17, 1903.
History of Flight
This started when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, and lasted till the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Great Depression
A disease also called the bubonic plague that started when a trade ship returned to Sicily from Asia with sick sailors. The disease spread quickly and killed one-third of the people in Europe.
Black Death
Was written to demand the rights the people deserved from the king and was signed on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede.
Magna Carta
Began on June 28, 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated.
World War I
During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in competing to make first steps in exploring space. Neil Armstrong was the first when he landed safely on July 20, 1969 in Apollo 11.
Character vs society
People became very interested in topics like exploration, science, art, literature, and music.
The Renaissance
The night that violence broke out between the colonists who were resisting the Townshend Acts and the British Army. As a result, several were killed.
Boston Massacre
Required the colonists to buy stamps from England and place them on paper goods, like newspapers.
Stamp Act
A time of political tension between the United States, the Soviet Union, and both groups' allies.
Cold War
Served 2 terms and, believed in a strong central government and neutral foreign policy. Political parties formed because some people agreed with his policies and others did not.
George Washington's Presidency
Roaring 20s
On April 14, 1935, this famous storm covered several cities in black clouds of dust that blocked the sun.
"Black Sunday"
Was written and signed in Philadelphia in 1776 and officially created the United States.
Declaration of Independence
Dethroned the king and made France a republic.
The French Revolution
The citizens of Communist countries began to revolt and in 1989, the head of the East German Communist Party announced that people in Germany could go wherever they wanted. The German people finally tore down the Berlin Wall that had stood for almost 30 years.
The Fall of Communism
A time of meaningful discoveries that changed the history of the world forever.
Scientific Revolution
The time when there were dust storms and droughts in the prairies of the US and Canada in the 1930s.
Dust Bowl
Is the supreme law of the United States, and no other laws may supersede it.
The US Constitution