American History

By MilesA
  • 1498

    Discovery of America

    Columbus finds America.

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Pilgrim's from the Mayflower land and colonize the land into Jamestown.

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War was a dispute against Great Britain and France and Great Britain gained a lot of land. It ended with the Treaty of Paris.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was when lots of people in Boston started to riot and dressed up as Indians and started to throw tea away because they were being taxed so much.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle Lexington and Concord was the first battle in the revolutionary war.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was a list of all the stupid stuff that King George was doing that the American's wrote to say go away and leave us alone.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The American Revolution bested the British armies and got their freedom.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention was a meeting between the colonies to discuss weak parts of the country.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The cotton gin processes cotton.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws that restricted immigration and stuff about other races.

  • The Lousiana Purchase

    The Lousiana Purchase expanded America by almost double.

  • The War of 1812

    It happened when the some American's got forced into the British Navy.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    It basically expanded some slavery for the Southern states.

  • The Trail of Tears

    Andrew Jackson forced Native American's to move from their homes and lots of people died.

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson was elected as the president of the United States of America.

  • The Panic of 1837

    A financial crisis in America.

  • The Mexican-American War

    This was the war fought over parts of Texas between American's and Mexican's.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    It called or the abolition of slavery

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The telegraph was invented.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    A 34 hour long bombing on Fort Sumter. After 34 hours Major Anderson agreed to evacuate.

  • The Emancipation Prolomation

    This abolished slavery.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    This was the formal surrender of Britian.

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln got assassinated at the Ford's Theatre/

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Jackson get's impeached.

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    Major historical inventions that changed the world.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Standard Oil Trust is a corporate trust in the petroleum industry it ended in 1911.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    These were some skirmishes fought due to the treatment given to workers.

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt got elected as the president of the United States of America.