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English colony at Jamestown Virginia
The ships The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, arrivied in Virginia in April, 1607, carrying 104 people from England. -
First Africans brought to North America
Africans were first brought to Jamestown in 1619 to aid the production of crops. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
The pilgrims on the Mayflower arrivied from Europe after a two month journey at Plymouth Rock. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, after women started being accused of witchcraft and possession of the devil. Many women were hung and burned at the stakes. -
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French and Indian War
Video LinkThe French and Indian war was part of the Seven Years' War that was fought in the US. The war was fought by the colony British America (supported by Great Britain) and New France (supported by France). -
Boston Massacre
A group of British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists. This event encouraged the beginning of the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists attacked a British merchant ship. They threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor, to rebel against the Tea Act, which put a tax on tea. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Delcaration of Independence was written by five men, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The document was signed in 1776, on July 4th. -
Revolutionary War Ends (Treaty of Paris)
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. American was independent from England, and the treaty was organized by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. -
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Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shays and a group of farmer protested against the state because of the high taxes during a bad harvest and bad economy. -
Constitution Ratified
The Constitution was ratified in 1789, when New Hampshire became the last of the nine states needed to make the Constitution the law of the land. -
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
The expedition started in 1804, with the intent to search for river routes to the western ocean, make contact with the Native Americans in the territory, and gather information about the territory. It filled in many of the details about the West by the end in 1806. -
War of 1812
The US went up against Great Britain in an attempt to expand their territory and have better trade access. This war was celebrated as the "second war of independence" for the US. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri requested to become a slave state in 1819, which would distrupt the balance between slave states and anti slave states. The compromise was drawing a line between the states that can be free states and the states that can be slave states. -
Texan Independence
Texas declared independence after the end of the Texas Revolution, which lasted six months. After that, the Republic of Texas was formed. -
Trail of Tears
In 1838, more than 15,000 Cherokee Indian's traveled on foot to Oklahoma, forced by the United States Army. They were forced to leave their territory so that Georgia could seize the land for gold. 1 in 4 Cherokee Indian's died of cold or disease. -
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Mexican American War (Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo)
Started when Mexico broke relations with the US, a dispute between where the border between the US and Mexico lay, the war started in 1846. The US defeated Mexico, and Mexico created the Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo, which accepted the US's border terms and gave New Mexico and California to the US. -
Gold Rush in California
The mass immigration to California began in 1848 due to the discovery of great amounts of gold. People would leave their homes and move to California in hopes of finding gold and becoming rich. By 1848, over 14,000 people were residents in California. -
Compromise of 1850
The issue of territorial slavery arose again in 1849 due to the admission of California in the US as a free state. The Compromise of 1850 was created, which abolished slave trade in DC, created the Fugitive Slave Act, and allowed New Mexico and Utah to decide on being a free or slave state. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The act created “popular sovereignty” in the US, that allowed settlers to determine if the state was going to be a slave state or not. This act overturned the original Missouri Compromise. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president to be elected in the United States, and the first Republican president to come into office. -
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Civil War
The Civil War was the war fought between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederate) over the independence of the Confederate from the US. -
Transcontinental Railroad completed
Completion of the transcontinental railroad construction. The railroad stretched coast to coast and was a big factor to the Union's victory in the Civil War. -
Reconstruction Ends
The end of the repairs for the South from the damages the Civil War caused. Lasted from 1865 to 1877 and restored the southern states to the Union.
