U.S. History

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  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus 1st voyage

    Departed from the port of Palos to San Salvador through the Bahamas long island and Cuba.

  • Year Jamestown was settled

    They established Jamestown Virginia on May 14, 1607, the 1st British settlement in North America.

  • The end of the French and Indian war

    The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763.

  • Boston Massacre

    A deadly riot that occurred on King street on Boston that started as a street brawl and lead to the revolutionary War.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagements of the American revolutionary war.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Formally declared 2 days earlier the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The last major land battle of the American revolutionary war took place in Yorktown Virginia ner the York river.

  • Signing of the constitution

    occurred at Independence Hall in Pennsylvania were 39 delegates endorsed the constitution.

  • Washington's Inauguration

    The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789 when he was inaugurated at the 1 president of America.

  • Invention of the cotton gin.

    The cotton gin was a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers and their seed. Eli Whitney applied for a patent on October 28, 1793, it was granted March 14, 1794.

  • Purchase of the Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana purchase was a land deal between America and France where the U.S. bought 827,000sq miles of land near the Mississippi River.

  • Lewis and Clark expedition begins

    Clark and Corps joined Lewis in St. Charles Missouri and headed upstream on the Missouri river to the uncharted parts of North America.

  • Battle of Fort McHenry

    Fought during the war of 1812, the Battle of Fort McHenry was major boost for America and the strategic victory kept Baltimore free.

  • Battle of Alamo

    A pivotal event in the texas revolution. It took place at a fort in San Antonio where the Mexicans won the battle killing all of the Texan soldiers.

  • The 13th amendment

    The 13th amendment formally abolished slavery, President Lincoln approved the Joint resolution of Congress submitting the proposed amendment to the state legislatures.

  • President Lincolns Assassination

    John Wilkes Both entered the presidential box in Washington D.C and fatally shot Abraham Lincoln with a derringer gun.