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Nov 17, 1492
New World
in 1492 columbus sailed the ocean blue in search of a new route to india but instead he found the "New World" -
Aug 28, 1565
spanish founding St.Augustine
In 1565, the spanish founded St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest permanent European settlement in the United States. -
French Came
The French came in the early 1600’s, interested in fisheries and the fur trade.They settled along the St. Lawrence River in present day Canada. -
1st permanent settlement (James town)
the english made their first permanent settlement in James Town, Virginia -
Slaves brought to the New World
Europeans bring slaves to the United States and are put to work in plantatioins -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first governing group to meet in America in which settlers had their own representatives.It brought to the English colonies the belief held by the English people in the right of self-government. -
Mayflower Compact signed
The Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts and sign the Mayflower Compact aboard the Mayflower in 1620. -
1754-1763 French and Indian war
A war between England and France, called The French and Indian War begins in America. -
Boston Tea Party
Protestors dumped tea into the boston harbor -
The declaration was ratified
The Constitutional Convention meets to write a Constitution for the U.S. -
George Washington elected as president
The new Constitution is approved by the states.
George Washington is chosen as the first president. -
Bill of Rights
the bill of rights was created -
Bill of rights
The bill of rights waqs ratified -
Nations Capital
Nations Capital Moved to Washington D.C. -
Abraham Lincoln Assasinated
Abraham Lincoln is assasinated in ford's theater in Washington D.C. six days after the surrender of general Robert E. Lee -
World War II 1939 - 1945
Germany and Japan surrender, ending World War II. Japan surrenders after the U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor got attacked by Japan -
I Have a Dream
Martin Luther King J.R gives his speech I Have a Dream -
John F. Kennedy Killed
President John F. Kennedy is killed in Dallas,Texas -
9/11
terrorist attack in the world trade center -
Iraq War
United States got to War with Iraq War -
Barack Obama
1st African American president of the United States -
Battle of Yroktown
British General Cornwallis surrenders to the Americans at Yorktown, Virginia, ending the fighting in the Revolutionary War