American history

By jacobfales24
  • 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    First European to set foot in America, besides the Vikings.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    First permanent English settlement in the Americas.

  • The French and Indian War

    Part of the 7-year war in Europe that was influential cementing English power in America in 1754 –1763

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occupied in protest of the English tax on tea, that was imposed on the Americas without any representation bein given to the Americas in parliament.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    With tensions between the colonists and British officials at an all-time high, Rebels began hiding stores of guns and ammunition outside of Boston. The British tried taking the guns by force. However, word of the raid reached the rebels before the British got there. Rebel militiamen were waiting for the British and fighting broke out between the two sides kicking off the American revolution.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Written by Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence was a document sent to King George; Which lists all the reasons the United Staes were leaving Great Britain.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The battle of Yorktown was a decisive victory that is largely considered the end of the American revolution.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    A convention that was held to review the Articles of Confederation. However, it was decided a new government was needed and the Constitution was born.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Invented by Elie Witney the cotton gin changed the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. This leads to an explosion in slavery in the south. And worsened the problem of slavery which was already dying out.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts where a series of four laws that congress past which restricted freedom of the press. It also made it harder for immigrants to vote,

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    Thomas Jefferson purchased all of Frances's land in the west greatly expanding the United States control of North America.

  • The War of 1812

    Fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. Which ended with the treaty of Ghent

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    The election was a rematch between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams. Which saw Andrew Jackson take office.

  • The Panic of 1837

    When the price of cotton dropped due to the economic downturn in the UK. This leads to a depression till the mid-1840s.

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears was the relocation of Native Americans to reservations in Oklahoma.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail sent the first telegram using Morse code

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican American war was a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (US claim). It saw the United States taking a large part of Mexicos territory after they won.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 delt with the new territory that was added after the Mexican American war.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    In order to preserve the balance in the Senate, the Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to come into the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    A revolutionary document that declared all slaves were freed in the United States. This changed the purpose of the Civil War and kept European powers from interfering.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    After the southern states succeeded from the Union. They demanded that northern troops leave their forts. When they didn't leave, the Confederacy fired on fort sumpter. After this war was declared and the Civil war began.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    General Lee sundered to General Grant ending the Civil war.

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    John Wilkes Booth shot Lincon in the back of the head at Fords Theater.

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    Known as the Civil War amendments the 13th abolished slavery. The 14th said that states could not take away citizens' rights. The 15 granted blacks the right to vote.

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson was impeached in 1868 for high crims and misdemeanors.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Standard oil gained a Monopoly on the oil business. That the supreme court decided to split up into smaller businesses.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    When workers in Pullman stuck. Violence then broke out. The strike ended in defeat. A similar event happened were railroad workers demanding higher wages suck.

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War was a dispute over Cuba which saw a United States victory and the annexation of several more territories.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president upon the assassination of William McKinley.

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    Advancements in science saw several American inventions that changed the world.