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Christopher Columbus
an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands
Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña. -
Jamestown
First successful English settlement on the mainland of North America -
Navigatiom Act of 1651
Navigation Act of 1651 aimed primarily at the Dutch, required all trade between England and the colonies to be carried in English or colonial vessels. -
Benjamin Franklin
An American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
French and Indian War
First battle in which Washington defeats the French in a sneak attack -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Stamp Act
A new tax that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Andrew Jackson
An American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. -
Boston Massacre
A time where soldiers in red coats attacked and killed many civilians on the streets of Boston -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
American Revolution
a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. -
Declaration of Independence
Congress approved the final text of the Declaration, and a date that John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.” -
United States Constitution Signed
Members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution -
George Washington
1st president of the United States and a statesman and a soldier. -
Thomas Jefferson
An American Founding Father who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and later served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. -
Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
When Lewis and Clark explored the unknown territory, establish trade with the Natives and affirm the sovereignty of the United States in the region. -
Lewis and Clark
Was in the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States. -
Election of 1828
11th quadrennial presidential election, held on a Friday to Tuesday -
Indian Removal Act
When Andrew Jackson thought it was a good idea to remove the Indians to the West. -
Mexican and American War
American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States -
Compromise of 1850
An attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. -
Dred Scott
A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law. -
Dred Scott Decision
A decision for whether or not Dred Scott should be freed from being a slave. -
election of 1860
The nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States. -
Abraham Lincoln
Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth and
He freed slaves. -
Civil War
-Was fought in the United States for 4 years
-Confederate States fought United States of America -
Fredrick Douglass
An African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.