Levi stick

U.S. history from European settlement through the Civil War

By levilaxer1
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus disembarks in the Bahamas

    Christopher Columbus disembarks in the Bahamas

  • Jamestown, first permanent English settlement is established.

  • Mayflower Compact drafted by the Puritans, Plymouth Colony founded.

    Mayflower Compact drafted by the Puritans, Plymouth Colony founded.

  • Pennsylvania Colony founded by William Penn

    Pennsylvania Colony founded by William Penn

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

  • Proclamation Line, controls westward expansion.

    Proclamation Line, controls westward expansion.

  • Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Townshend Revenue Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Tea Act

  • Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts), created the need to protest the British Parliament, First Continental Congress meets.

  • American Revolutionary War begins with battles at Lexington and Concord

    American Revolutionary War begins with battles at Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence signed by the Continental Congress

    Declaration of Independence signed by the Continental Congress

  • Great Britain and US sign Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War

  • Philadelphia Convention, moves from amending the Articles of Confederation to the framework of The Constitution.

    Philadelphia Convention, moves from amending the Articles of Confederation to the framework of The Constitution.

  • George Washington becomes first US President

    George Washington becomes first US President

  • Bill of Rights

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

  • American Temperance Society is formed, Abolition Movement precursor

    American Temperance Society is formed, Abolition Movement precursor

  • Nat Turner leads slave rebellion

    Nat Turner leads slave rebellion

  • Mexican-American War

  • Compromise of 1850 led by Henry Clay

    Compromise of 1850 led by Henry Clay

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision by US Supreme Court

    Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision by US Supreme Court

  • John Brown leads attack on Harpers Ferry

    John Brown leads attack on Harpers Ferry

  • Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election

    Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election

  • American Civil War

    American Civil War

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Civil War ends with Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Va.

    Civil War ends with Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Va.