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10,000 BCE
The first inhabitants of North America came from Asia
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Jamestown was the first permanent and successful settlement.
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Pilgrims Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
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French and Indian war was fought over the Ohio River Valley
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The Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited the American colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains and moving to the land they were fighting for. -
The Sugar Act. of 1964
The British Parliament, desiring revenue, passed the first law specifically aimed at raising colonial money for the Crown. -
The Sons of Liberty
During one protest in Boston, a fight broke out and Five colonists were shot and killed. This incident in the American colonists became known as The Boston Massacre. -
The boston Tea Party
An act of protest by a group of patriots. The British saw this as an act of sabotage and decided the colonists should be punished. -
The shot Heard round the World
British soldiers in Massachusetts were ordered to disarm the American rebels and to arrest their leaders. -
The Declaration of Independence
Approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4. "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, which among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." -
The battle of Saratoga
A major turning point in the American Revolution, because after the American victory the French decided to join the war. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The final major battle of the American Revolution was won by the Americas. Washington, Hamilton, Lafeyette and Laurens all aided to this victory as well as a large French force. -
Constitution
Replaced the Articles of Confederation. The new government established a stronger federal government with the power to levy taxes, regulate trade, print money, and maintain a standing army. -
Three-Fourths of the states had ratified
By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights". -
election of 1800
In what is sometimes called the "Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican Party candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate and incumbent, President John Adams. -
Ohio became a state
Ohio statehood is celebrated on March 1. The date of March 1, 1803 was when the Ohio legislature met for the first time. -
The Louisiana Purchase
the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. For roughly 4 cents an acre, the United States doubled its size, expanding the nation westward. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory -
Battle of Fort McHenry
Maryland | Sep 13, 1814. The failed bombardment of Fort McHenry forced the British to abandon their land assault on the crucial port city of Baltimore.