U.S. History

Columbus discovers America

1492

First lasting contact with America. Started major exploration of the world.

Revolutionary War

1775

Began with the battle of Lexington and Concord. France Spain and the Dutch sided with us.

declaration of independence

1776

told that America was now their own colonies. listed problems with Great Brittain.

First American Flag

1777

Continental congress produces the first flag

Shays rebellion

1786

farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes

constitutional convention

1787

12 delegates meet in phil. to draft the Constitution.

George Washington elected as president

1789

George Washington is elected as the first president of America.

Constitution goes into effect

1789

U.S. Constitution goes into effect, having been ratified by nine states

Louisiana purchase

1803

cost 15 million USD. covered land from Louisiana to Idaho.

16th President

1860

Abraham Lincoln is elected president.

civil war begins

1861

war between the union states and confederate slave states. 750000 soldiers dead. deadliest war in american history.

Lincoln dead

1865

Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Telephone created

1876

Alexander Graham bell creates Telephone. Was meant to upgrade the telegram.

Treaty of Paris

1898

Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

First flight

1903

Wright brothers make the first controlled, sustained flight

WWI

1914

U.S. enters World War I, declaring war on Germany

League of Nations

1919

League of Nations meets for the first time

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Treaty of Versailles, outlining terms for peace at the end of World War I, is rejected by the Senate.

Great Depression

1929

Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression.

WWII

1939

World War II: U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict.