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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers "America"
Nearly 1,500 men, sailors, soldiers, priests, carpenters, farmers, stone masons, metal workers and Columbus.
On October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas he called San Salvador, Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan, and the spice islands but stumbled upon the Americas. Columbus did not discover North America. -
Jamestown
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13th they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their king, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. Jamestown was intended to become the core of along term settlement effort, creating new wealth for the London investors and recreating English society in North America
The ultimate success of the Jamestown colony led to the estab -
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The Salem Witch Trials
Presided over by Chief Justice William Stoughton.
Started February 1692 and ended May 1693
The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts a group of young girls in Salem village, Massachusetts claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. -
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
He was born January 17, 1706 and died April 17, 1790
He was born in Boston
Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath, a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first postmaster general. -
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George Washington
George Washington
He was born Feb 22, 1732 and died Dec 14, 1799
He was born in Westmoreland county
George Washington was a key figure in the founding and governing of the United States.
An American founding father, military officer, first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. -
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French Indian War
Great Britain and France
May 28, 1754 - 1763 ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
North America. The French and Indian war is unique, because the fighting began in North America and spread to the rest of the world.
The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. The French and Indian war began over the specific issues of whether the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire, and there for open for trade and settlement by virginians -
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Was born on January 11, 1755 and died July 12, 1804
He was born in Charlestown
He made his reputation during the Revolutionary War and became one of America's most influential founding fathers. He was an impassioned champion of a strong federal government and played a key role in ratifying the U.S.Constitution. -
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Seven Years War
France, Austria, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia
Started May 1756 and ended in 1763
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This conflict eventually spread into other parts of the world. Including Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The British French disputed who should control the Ohio territory in North America and could not come to a peaceful resolution.
It was a global war fought in Europe, America, Asia pacific, and at sea from 1756 to 1763 -
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American
Great Britain and the original Thirteen Colonies, three groups, Patriots who supported the end of British rule, Loyalists who supported Britains continued control over the colonies, and those who remained neutral.
The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War. -
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Cherokee and American Wars
The Cherokee Native Americans fought alongside the British
started 1776 and ended in 1794. Happened on the old southwest. The Cherokee and American Wars, also known as the Chickamauga Wars, were a series of raids, campaigns, ambushes, minor skirmishes, and several full scale frontier battles in the old southwest from 1776 to 1794 -
Declaration of Independence
The committee included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, with the actual writing delegated to Jefferson.
Adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4th, 1776 and engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 17776.
convened at the Pennsylvania state House, later renamed Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The declaration summarized the colonists motivations for seeking independence. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to -
The Constitution
James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Wilson.
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788 and in operation since 1789. The constitutional convention assembled in Philadelphia in May of 1787. To create a government with enough to act on a national level. The United States constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. Its three words " We The People" affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. -
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The Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in Pennsylvania
Happened 1791 - 1794
Western Pennsylvania
In protest of what they saw as unfair taxation and provided the new nation, and George Washington, with a looming crisis. The Whiskey Rebellion was a violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so called "Whiskey Tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney was the inventor
It was invented in 1793 and patented in 1794
State of Georgia
It was invented because of immediate demand
The cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. -
Jay Treaty
The primary people involved in negotiating Jay's Treaty were United States chief Justice John Jay and British Foreign Minister Lord William Grenville.
Happened November 19, 1794
Signed in London
ease tensions between the United States and Great Britain that lingered following the American Revolutionary War and that were created by the French Revolution
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation.