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Founding of Jamestown
This was the first English settlement on the mainlands of the Americas. -
Plymouth colony
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The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymoth colony. It was written by the colonists who crossed the Atlantic ocean on the Mayflower. -
Frenach and Indian War
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Sugar act
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Stamp Act
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Townshend Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The signing of this document heled claim the 13 original colonies as their own independent states. -
Articles of Confederation
This helped specify how the government was supposed to operate. -
Battle of Saratoga
The major war that was the turning point of th Revoloutinary War. -
Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty that formally ended the Revoloutinary War. -
Constitution
This document help organize the U.S governments relationship between them and the citizens. -
Federalist Papers
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Louisiana Purchase
This major purchase helped nearly double the U.S in such a short amount of time. -
Missouri Compromise
This drew the line between the slave and non-slave states in the U.S -
Nilification Crisis
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Civil War
This war settled the dispute between the North and the South about slavery. -
Battle of Yorktown
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Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation issued by Abe Lincoln freeing many slaves and more released as the army advanced.
