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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' 1st voyage
On 7 October 1492 as recorded in the ship's log the crew spotted shore birds flying west and changed direction to make their landfall. -
Jamestown was settled
Half of the Jamestown settlers were artisans, craftsmen, soldiers, and laborers, including a tailor, a barber, and two surgeons among them. The other half were "gentlemen," men of wealth who did not have a profession. -
The French and Indian war ended
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France -
Boston Massacre
The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot (a black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
The Declaration of Independence was created
Independence was formally declared on July 2, 1776, a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” -
The Declaration of Independence was signed
independence was formally declared July 2nd, on July 4th congress aprovedthe final text the declaration. -
The battle of Yorktown
After three weeks of non-stop bombardment, both day and night, from cannon and artillery, Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown. -
President Washingtons inauguration
president Washington stopped being President March 4th 1797 -
The invention of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney was the creator of the cotton gin. -
The buying of the Louisiana Purchase
the Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United states and France. -
Lewis and Clark started their expedition
Thomas Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark to explore west of the Mississippi river. -
The battle of Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is an American costal pentagonal bastion fort located in the locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore -
The Battle of Alamo
The Battle of Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio. -
The 13th amendment
The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery. -
President Lincoln was assassinated
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor.