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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives
Left Castile in aug and came/discovered Ameica in oct.he found Bahamas first but at the time he did not know where he was and keep exploring -
Aug 9, 1526
slavery begins in the English colonies
The first African slaves in what would become the present day United States of America arrived -
Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island settled and disappears
Virginia dare ,there was 120 settlers .roanoke island -
Jamestown established
104 English man and boys arrived in North America -
Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact
created laws for Mayflower Pilgrims and non-Pilgrims alike for the good of their new colon -
Life of Anthony Johnson in Virginia
went to work on a tobacco plantation.he was a slave -
Pennsylvania Colony established
King named the new colony in honor of William Penn's father -
Salem Witch Trials
a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts -
First Great Awakening (1720-1740
was a period when spirituality and religious devotion were revived -
Albany Plan by Ben Franklin begins to unite American Colonies
create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies -
7 Years War “French-Indian War”(1754-1763)
was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War -
Stamp Act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
First Continental Congress does NOT seek independence
was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
Second Continental Congress DOES seek independence
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a three-part resolution to Congress -
Britain surrenders Revolutionary War
when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, -
Shays’ Rebellion
was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades -
Constitutional Convention
The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed -
Constitution Ratified
became the official framework of the government of the United States of America -
George Washington becomes First President1787-1797
was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War -
Washington’s Farewell Address
address is a letter written by President George Washington, He wrote it near the end of his second term of presidency before retiring to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia -
Alien & Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1798 amid widespread fear that war with France was imminent. -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Thomas Jefferson is elected the third president of the United States -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803 -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase -
War of 1812
was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its own allies -
Missouri Compromise
DescriptionThe Missouri Compromise was United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state -
Monroe Doctrine
is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe -
Andrew Jackson as Presiden
was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States -
Frederick Douglass joins the Abolitionist Movement
A former slave who escaped to freedom in 1838, Douglass's eloquence made him one of the most prominent -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Dred Scott Decision
was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in which the Court held that the US Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election -
Bleeding Kansas
the Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory -
Civil War 1861-1865
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865 -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation -
Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president -
13th-15th Amendments pass, become law
Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery, before the Civil War had ended.
