- original inhabitants are Indians
- 1492: discovered by Christopher Columbus (an Italian sailing under the commands of the
Spanish Queen)
- 16th century: first English colony Virginia – unsuccessful
- James’s Town: first successful colony – permanent settlement around the year 1620
- Plymouth: the second successful settlement (established by Pilgrim Fathers – English
puritans), their ship was called Mayflower, they wanted religious independence, Indians
helped them survive the winter – Thanksgiving Day
- 13 colonies under the British rule were established there, slaves were brought from Africa
to work on the plantations owned by “white” people
- 18th century: Boston Tea Party – a protest against high taxes, first open act against Britain
- 1787: Declaration of Independence was adopted – the birth of the U.S.A.
- The War of Independence: Americans won and Britain recognized the U.S.A.
- new constitution was adopted
- George Washington became the first president of the U.S.A.
- 1861 – 1865: Civil War between slavery south and industrial north
- started when Abraham Lincoln was elected President
- Emancipation Proclamation: freedom for all slaves
- General Grant (north) defeated the Southern Army (General Lee)
- slavery was abolished, the U.S.A. remained a single nation, very bloody war
- 1917: the U.S.A. entered the WW1 – helped France and England against Germany
- after WW1: the richest country in the world
- 1929: The Great Crash on Wall Street Stock Exchange (Black Friday)
- resulted in Great Depression (high unemployment etc.)
- 1941: the U.S.A. entered the WW2 – after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
- 1945: atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- after the WW2: period of Cold War between the U.S.A. and the Soviet Union
- space race: the 1st man in the orbit (Gagarin), the 1st man on the Moon - Armstrong
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- War against Iraq
- September 2001: terrorist attack on New York
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