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Founding of Jamestown
It was established by the Virginia Company of London as a business venture and was the first permanent settlement in North America -
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French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre took place when British troops fired on anti-British demonstrators. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the start of the American Revolutionary War. It was considered a major military victory and displayed to the British and King George III that unjust behavior would not be tolerated in America. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. -
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania and the point of it was to decide how America should be governed. It was created to revise the Articles of Confederation but led to a completely new document. -
Election of 1800
During the Election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams. This was the first presidential election in which power was peacefully transferred from one political party to another. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from France in 1805 for $15 million. This purchase doubled the size of the united states and it helped the US take control over the Mississippi River and New Orleans. -
Missouri Compromise
U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. It was repealed 30 years later by the Kansa-Nebraska Act. -
Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was a conflict between the U.S. state of South Carolina and the federal government of the United States in 1832–33. It was driven by South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832. -
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The Mexican-American War
The American victory in the Mexican war led to the acquisition of land that includes present-day California, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The confederate troops fired of Fort Sumter, South Carolina making it the first confrontation of the civil war. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Union wins in Pennslyvania. This battle is known as the bloodiest battle in the war with 47k casualties and is considered the turning point of the war. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Robert E. Lee, facing troop and supply shortages, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Over the next few weeks, the remaining confederate armies would also surrender. -
The Assassination of Lincoln
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.