America By Morgan Wear Period: 1600 to 1700 colonial era 1607 Jamestown founding 1610 First Tobacco plants in Jamestown Aug 20, 1619 First slaves arrive in Jamestown Nov 11, 1620 Arrival of Mayflower Jun 20, 1675 Start of King Philips War Sep 18, 1675 Battle of Bloody Brook Dec 19, 1675 Great Swamp Fight 1676 Start of Bacon's Rebellion 1677 End of Bacon's Rebellion Apr 12, 1678 End of King Philips War Period: 1700 to 1800 Road to Indipendence 1754 Start of French and Indian War 1763 End of French and Indian War Apr 19, 1775 Start of revolutionary war Started with the attacks at Lexington and Concord Dec 25, 1776 Washington grossing of the Delaware Sep 28, 1781 Start of the Siege of Yorktown Oct 19, 1781 Surrender of the British at Yorktown Sep 3, 1783 End of the Revolutionary war Period: 1800 to 1876 Post Revolution Jun 18, 1812 Start of the War of 1812 The start of one of the most important US wars Aug 24, 1814 Burning down of the White House Jan 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans Feb 18, 1815 End of the War of 1812 Dec 29, 1845 Texas Joins US US Apr 12, 1861 Start of Civil War Jul 1, 1861 Battle of Gettysburg Nov 24, 1863 Battle Above the Clouds Apr 9, 1865 End of US Civil War May 12, 1865 Battle of Palmito Ranch Last battle of the Civil war