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Jamestown
First permanent english settlement -
Mayflower
ship that transported English Separatists -
Boston Tea Party
samuel adams and sons of liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chest of tea overboard -
Declaration of Independence
we declared our indpendence -
American Revolution
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Constitution
Established americas national government -
George Washington became president
George Washington became the first president of the Untited States -
bill of rights added
bill of rights added to the constitution -
marbury vs. madison
first court case to be ruled unconstitutional -
Louisiana Purchase
deal between united states and france and united states bought 827,000 square miles -
War of 1812
British attempts to restrict the U.S. trade so they began a war -
California Gold Rush
People rushed over to california to hopefully find gold -
Period: to
Civil War
war between free and slave states
