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Founding of Jamestown
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 14, they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement. It was named after King, James I -
Battles Of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. The battles were fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4th. It is important because it contains the ideas and goals of the United States. -
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Constitutional Convention
This convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The point of the event was to decide how America was going to be governed. The convention's first goal was to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, but most of the delegates had other ideas. -
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Election of 1800
The Election of 1800's result is Thomas Jefferson beats John Adams by only eight votes. This election is important because it marks the first peaceful transition of power from one political party to another. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France. The deal doubled the size of the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
Enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power in Congress, the Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This would balance slavery between the North and the South. -
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Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was a United States sectional political crisis in 1832–33, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. It involved a confrontation between the state of South Carolina and the federal government. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. It is the first major conflict of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the third year of the Civil War. The Proclamation declared that all persons held as slaves in the rebellious states are free. -
Gettysburg Address
On this date, Lincoln gave of the most famous speeches of all time at the Gettysburg National Cemetery. This speech help drive the Union army to win against the Confederates. -
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Reconstruction
The Reconstruction Era was the period after the American Civil War in which the United States deals with the challenges of readmitting all the states back into the Union. It also deals with the citizenship and rights for African Americans. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place at Ford's Theatre. He was shot in the head from behind by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died due his injuries the next morning. -
Little Big Horn
At the Little Big Horn, native troops led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeat the U.S Army. The Army was led by George Custer. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre would be the last major conflict between the U.S government and the natives. Nearly 300 innocent people of the Lakota tribe were all murdered by U.S Soldiers.