Timeline

1630–1899 ∼ The Virtue of Wealth

John Winthrop lectures Puritans about model behavior before arriving in America (1630) / First Jewish people arrive in the United States from Holland (1654) / Wealth is regarded as a sign of virtue (1800s) / Joseph Smith Jr. Publishes The Book of Mormon—the holy book for the Church of Latter-day Saints (1830) / Emerson and Thoreau popularize Hinduism in America (1830s–1840s) / Russell Conwell preaches the virtues of wealth 6,000 times (1880–1900) / Large Jewish immigration from Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Russia enter the United States (1880–1924) / Feminist theology emerges—the argument that the biblical story of creation is the proof that men and women are equal (1850) / First Zionist World Congress (1897) / First Buddhist temple established in the U.S. (1898)

MILESTONES: First African slaves arrive in Jamestown (1619) • Early American cities established: Jamestown (1607), Santa Fe (1610), Boston (1630) • Boston Tea Party protests...