Columbus discovered America in 1492 when he tried to sail to India from Spain from the west. Instead of landing in India he landed in the now Caribbean Islands.
Jamestown settlement
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French and Indian war
Boston tea party
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The declaration of independence
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Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The invention of the cotton gin
The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
The Missouri Compromise
Andrew Jackson’s Election
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The invention of the telegraph
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The Trail of Tears
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The Panic of 1837
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The Mexican-American War
The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Columbus discovered America in 1492 when he tried to sail to India from Spain from the west. Instead of landing in India he landed in the now Caribbean Islands.
