American History 1 Timeline

Colonization of Jamestown

May 6, 1607

Jamestown is the first permanent colony.

Pilgrim landing at Plymouth

Feb 25, 1620

Pilgrims came to the New World for religious freedom.

Pequot War

Mar 8, 1637

War between colonists at Plymouth Rock and Pequot tribe.

King Philip's War

Mar 8, 1676

War between native Indians and New England settlers.

Bacons Rebellion

Mar 9, 1676

Rebellion by Virginia Settlers

Salem Witch Trials

Mar 8, 1692

People believed witches were possesing them.

French and Indian War

Mar 8, 1760

War between the British, French, and Indians

Proclamation of 1763

Mar 8, 1763

Forbade settlement past the App. Mountains.

Pontiacs War

Mar 8, 1763

Confederation of Native tribes against British

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Mar 8, 1763

Ended the French and Indian War

Intolerable/Coercive Acts

Mar 8, 1774

Punished Boston and the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

Articles of Confederation

Mar 8, 1777

Served as the United States' first constitution.

Shay's Rebellion

Mar 9, 1786

American farmer rebellion against taxation.

Addition of Northwest Territory

Mar 8, 1787

Added land to the United States

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Mar 8, 1787

Divided Northwest land into states

Constitutional Convention

Mar 8, 1787

Group of Founding Fathers gathered to re-write the constitution

Judiciary Act of 1789

Mar 9, 1789

Put Judicial Courts in the United States

George Washington Presidency

Apr 30, 1789

First American President

Bill of Rights

Mar 8, 1791

The collection of the first 10 amendments in the Constitution

Whiskey Rebellion

Mar 9, 1791

Protest against the taxation of whiskey.

John Adams Presidency

Mar 4, 1797

Was also the first Vice President

Alien and Sedition Acts

Mar 8, 1798

People did not agree with John Adams decision to pass these laws.

Thomas Jefferson Presidency

Mar 4, 1801

He was a principle author of the Declaration of Independence.

Louisiana Purchase

Mar 2, 1803

U.S bought 827,000 sq. miles for $15 million from France.

Marbury v. Madison

Mar 9, 1803

Made Acts passed by Congress void if they were not supported by the Constitution

James Madison Presidency

Mar 4, 1809

During his presidency he was influenced by Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe Presidency

Mar 4, 1817

Last Founding Father President

Missouri Compromise

Mar 9, 1819

Compromise that granted Missouri its right to Slavery, but set the line were slavery was legal and illegal.

Quincy Adams Presidency

Mar 4, 1825

Also servered as a Senator and member of House of Representatives.

Tariff of 1828

Mar 9, 1828

Tax that protected Northern Industry. Upset the South.

Andrew Jackson Presidency

Mar 4, 1829

He forced the Natives to go on the Trail Of Tears

Nat Turner's Rebellion

Mar 9, 1831

Slave rebellion in Virginia, killed between 50-60 people.

Martin Van Buren Presidency

Mar 4, 1837

He resigned as Secretary of State because of a sex scandal

Trail of Tears

Mar 3, 1838

Andrew Jackson forced the removal of multiple Indian nations.

Mormon Migration

Mar 8, 1839

Mormons moved to Salt Lake City

William Harrison Presidency

Mar 4, 1841

Died 30 days after becoming president.

John Tyler Presidency

Apr 4, 1841

He was nick-named "His Accidency"

James Polk Presidency

Mar 4, 1845

Known as the last strong president before the Civil War

Mexican Cession

Feb 25, 1848

The U.S bought what is known today as Southwest America from Mexico.

Gold Rush

Mar 2, 1848

Many Americans rushed west to mine for gold to become rich.

Seneca Falls Convention

Mar 9, 1848

Was the first womens rights convention

Zachary Taylor Presidency

Mar 4, 1849

He was a Mexican-American War hero.

Compromise of 1850

Mar 9, 1850

Settled disputes over slavery in newer states.

Fugative Slave Act

Mar 9, 1850

Punished people in free states for harboring escaped slaves.

Millard Follmore Presidency

Jul 9, 1850

He is also refered to as an "Accident President" because of the death of the Taylor he filled his place.

Franklin Pierce Presidency

Mar 4, 1853

Saw the Abolitionist movement as a threat to the Uninity of the U,S

Gadsden Purchase

Mar 2, 1854

America Purchased land from Mexico.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Mar 8, 1854

Added the states Kansas and Nebraska to the Union, had the states vote on slavery.

James Bunchanan Presidency

Mar 4, 1857

He remained a life long bachelor.

Dred Scott Decision

Mar 9, 1857

Court case that decided that free slaves were not citizens of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln Presidency

Mar 4, 1861

Abolished Slavery and helped start the Civil War.

Homestead Act

Mar 2, 1862

Encouraged migration by promising land to people who settled in western land.

Emancipation Proclamation

Mar 9, 1863

Freed slaves in Confederate States

Andrew Johnson Presidency

Apr 15, 1865

He was impeached.

Purchase of Alaska

Mar 2, 1867

Purchased from Russia for $7.2 million.

Competioin of Transcontinental Railroad

Mar 2, 1869

Golden Spike was driven in Utah signifying the completion of the railroad,

Ulysses S. Grant Presidency

Mar 4, 1869

Worked closely with Lincoln during the Civil War.

Rutherford B, Hayes

Mar 4, 1877

He saw the end of reconstruction.

Compromise of 1877

Mar 9, 1877

Ended dispute over presidency, took Northern troops out of the South and ended Reconstruction.