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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus’ 1st voyage 1492
A Spotlight on a Primary Source by Christopher Columbus. On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. -
Jamestown 1607
They established Jamestown, Virginia, on May 14, 1607, the first permanent British settlement in North America. Though determined, these settlers did not know what severe challenges they would face. -
End of French and Indian war 1763
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Boston Massacrev 1770
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5th, 1770 when British soldiers killed five protesters outside the Customs House in Boston. The protesters were protesting the British occupation of their city sent to Boston to enforce taxation measures. The British soldiers fired into the crowd killing three people instantly. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge -
The Declaration of Independence 1776
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776 -
The signing of the constitution 1787
The Signing of the United States Constitution occurred on September 17, 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, representing 12 states, endorsed the Constitution created during the four-month-long convention -
The battle of Yorktown 1789
The Battle of Yorktown was one of the most important battles of the American Revolutionary War. It took place in 1781 and ended with American and French forces, led by George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau respectively, decisively defeating a British army commanded by Lord Cornwallis -
President Washingtons inauguration 1792
Washington is the only president to have been unanimously elected by the Electoral College. In both the election of 1789 and 1792 Washington received all votes from the Electoral College. During the first election, Washington won the electors of all ten eligible states. -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase 1803
Louisiana Purchase Facts. The Louisiana Purchase was the purchase made by the United States to acquire the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803, securing an additional 828,000 square miles and doubling the size of the country. -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.