13 Colonies

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    New World

    New World
    Christopher Columbus on an island in what is now the Bahamas, "discovering" the New World.

  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia
    English settlers established colony at Jamestown, VA.

  • Boston Harbor protest

    Boston Harbor protest
    Massachusetts colonists costume as Indians dump tea into Boston Harbor to protest on British taxes

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.

  • U.S. Consitution

    U.S. Consitution
    A convention of delegates in Philadelphia approves what will become the U.S. Constitution

  • First president of the United States

    First president of the United States
    George Washington is elected as the first U.S. president.

  • Third president of the U.S.

    Third president of the U.S.
    Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the United States.

  • Inauguration of Andrew Jackson

    Inauguration of Andrew Jackson
    Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh U.S. president.

  • The first telegraph

    The first telegraph
    The first telegraph message "What hath God wrought?" is sent between Washington and Baltimore using morse code.

  • The Mexican War

    The Mexican War
    The Mexican War begins between Mexico and the U.S. over the United States' annexation of Texas