U.S History

By jakeschott
  • Jul 15, 1215

    The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers

    The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers
  • Aug 1, 1492

    Columbus sets sail to find a route to the East Indies

    Columbus sets sail to find a route to the East Indies
  • Nov 8, 1519

    Hernando Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the Aztec Empire.

    Hernando Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the Aztec Empire.

  • Virginia founded

    Virginia founded

  • Massachusetts was founded

    Massachusetts was founded

  • The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth

    The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth

  • New York Founded

    New York Founded

  • Maryland founded

    Maryland founded

  • Connecticut was founded

    Connecticut was founded

  • Delaware Founded

    Delaware Founded

  • The Carolinas Founded

    The Carolinas Founded

  • New Jersey founded

    New Jersey founded

  • Pennsylvana was founded

    Pennsylvana was founded

  • John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

    John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

  • The Carolinas split into North and South Carolina

    The Carolinas split into North and South Carolina

  • Georgia was founded

    Georgia was founded

  • -Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches

    -Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches

  • French and Indian War begins at the Battle of Fort Necessity

    French and Indian War begins at the Battle of Fort Necessity

  • French Troops defeat General Braddock

    French Troops defeat General Braddock

  • Quebec surrenders to the British

    Quebec surrenders to the British

  • British a troops take Montreal, ending the French and Indian war fighting in North America

    British a troops take Montreal, ending the French and Indian war fighting in North America

  • Treaty of Paris is signed between Britian and France ending the French and Indian War

    Treaty of Paris is signed between Britian and France ending the French and Indian War

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • townshend Acts

    townshend Acts

  • Father Junipero Serra builds first mission at San Diego

    Father Junipero Serra builds first mission at San Diego

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Intolerabe Acts

    Intolerabe Acts

  • First Continential Congress convenes in Philadelphia

    First Continential Congress convenes in Philadelphia

  • "The shot heard around the world" is fired in Lexington

    "The shot heard around the world" is fired in Lexington

  • Second Continential Congress meets in Philadelphia

    Second Continential Congress meets in Philadelphia

  • Battle at Bunker Hill

    Battle at Bunker Hill

  • American troops seize Montreal

    American troops seize Montreal

  • Americans fail to take Quebec

    Americans fail to take Quebec

  • Thomas Paine writes Common Sense

    Thomas Paine writes Common Sense

  • Contiential Congress accepts the Decloration of Independence

    Contiential Congress accepts the Decloration of Independence

  • Articals of Confederation written

    Articals of Confederation written

  • British troops surrender at Saratoga

    British troops surrender at Saratoga

  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor to the American cause

    Benedict Arnold turns traitor to the American cause

  • American troops capture King's Mountain

    American troops capture King's Mountain

  • Articles of Confederation go into affect

    Articles of Confederation go into affect

  • British Troops surrender at Yorktown

    British Troops surrender at Yorktown

  • The "Empress of China" becomes the first American ship to trade with China

    The "Empress of China" becomes the first American ship to trade with China

  • Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress, ending the Revolutionary War

    Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress, ending the Revolutionary War

  • Land Ordinance of 1785

    Land Ordinance of 1785

  • Shays Rebellion

    Shays Rebellion

  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

  • Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia

    Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia

  • Constitution approved by Constitutonial Convention

    Constitution approved by Constitutonial Convention

  • Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival

    Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival

  • -Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution

    -Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution

  • -Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution

    -Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution

  • -New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect

    -New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect

  • Congress creates the first five executive departments

    Congress creates the first five executive departments

  • Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court

    Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court

  • George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City

    George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City

  • The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille

    The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille

  • -Three fourths of the states ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which become known as the Bill of Rights

    -Three fourths of the states ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which become known as the Bill of Rights

  • The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens -John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

    The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens -John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

  • Congress creates the first Bank of the United States

    Congress creates the first Bank of the United States

  • amendment 4- Unlawful search and seizure

    amendment 4- Unlawful search and seizure

  • amendment 10- Powers not specifically given to the Federal government are reserved to the states or individual

    amendment 10- Powers not specifically given to the Federal government are reserved to the states or individual

  • amendment 6- Speedy trial, representation

    amendment 6- Speedy trial, representation

  • amendment 1- Speech, religion, assembly, press

    amendment 1- Speech, religion, assembly, press

  • amendment 2- Bear arms

    amendment 2- Bear arms

  • amendment 3-Quartering of soldiers

    amendment 3-Quartering of soldiers

  • amendment 5 -Habeas Corpus, due process

  • amendment 7- Trial by jury in federal court

    amendment 7- Trial by jury in federal court

  • amendment 8-Cruel, unusual punishment

    amendment 8-Cruel, unusual punishment

  • amendment 9 -All individual rights may not be listed

    amendment 9 -All individual rights may not be listed

  • French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded

    French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded

  • -Britain seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

    -Britain seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

  • Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation

    Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation

  • The Whiskey Rebellion

    The Whiskey Rebellion

  • Amendment 11-Suits against States

    Amendment 11-Suits against States

  • -George Washington publishes his Farewell Address

    -George Washington publishes his Farewell Address

  • -France seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

    -France seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

  • -John Adams is inaugurated as our 2nd President

    -John Adams is inaugurated as our 2nd President

  • -Alien and Sedition Acts passed

    -Alien and Sedition Acts passed

  • -XYZ Affair

    -XYZ Affair

  • -George Washington dies in his Virginia home, Mount Vernon

    -George Washington dies in his Virginia home, Mount Vernon

  • -Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr receive the same number of electoral votes for President, causing Congress to eventually pass the 12th amendment

    -Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr receive the same number of electoral votes for President, causing Congress to eventually pass the 12th amendment

  • Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated the third President of the United States

    Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated the third President of the United States

  • Thomas Jefferson approves the purchase of Louisiana

    Thomas Jefferson approves the purchase of Louisiana

  • -Marbury vs. Madison tried before the Supreme Court, establishing judicial review

    -Marbury vs. Madison tried before the Supreme Court, establishing judicial review

  • Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis to explore the American west

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis to explore the American west

  • Amendment 12-Election of Presidents and Vice President

    Amendment 12-Election of Presidents and Vice President

  • Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Republican, Aaron Burr

    Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Republican, Aaron Burr

  • Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean

    Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean

  • Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis

    Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis

  • Congress passes the Non intercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act

    Congress passes the Non intercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act

  • Thomas Jefferson persuades Congress to pass the Embargo Act

    Thomas Jefferson persuades Congress to pass the Embargo Act

  • Congress passes the Non intercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act

    Congress passes the Non intercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act

  • President Madison asks Congress to declare war on Britain

    President Madison asks Congress to declare war on Britain

  • The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812

    The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812

  • Battle of Lake Erie

    Battle of Lake Erie

  • Britain defeats France in the war in Europe

    Britain defeats France in the war in Europe

  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle of Horseshoe Bend

  • British troops capture Washington, DC

    British troops capture Washington, DC

  • Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans

  • Treaty of Ghent signed

    Treaty of Ghent signed

  • US and Britain avoid war over Oregon Country by splitting it with Britain at latitude 49N

    US and Britain avoid war over Oregon Country by splitting it with Britain at latitude 49N

  • Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas

    Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas

  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

  • Joseph Smith is killed, Mormons choose Brigham Young as their leader

    Joseph Smith is killed, Mormons choose Brigham Young as their leader

  • -Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

    -Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Rebellion

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico

    General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico

  • Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo

    Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo

  • Texans declare independence from Mexico

    Texans declare independence from Mexico

  • Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston

    Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston

  • Brigham Young moves the Mormons from Illinois to Utah for safety

    Brigham Young moves the Mormons from Illinois to Utah for safety

  • Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President

    Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President

  • Congress passes resolution to admit Texas to the Union

    Congress passes resolution to admit Texas to the Union

  • US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon

    US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon

  • Fighting at Rio Grande sparks beginning of Mexican War

    Fighting at Rio Grande sparks beginning of Mexican War

  • President Polk orders troops into disputed area along Rio Grande

    President Polk orders troops into disputed area along Rio Grande

  • The "forty-niners" make the long journey to California in search of gold

    The "forty-niners" make the long journey to California in search of gold

  • Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican War, and forcing Mexico to cede California and New Mexico to the United States

    Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican War, and forcing Mexico to cede California and New Mexico to the United States

  • John Sutter strikes gold at his sawmill on the American River in California

    John Sutter strikes gold at his sawmill on the American River in California

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

  • California is admitted to the Union as a free state

    California is admitted to the Union as a free state

  • The Gadsden Purchase is made, with the US paying Mexico $10 million for a strip of land to finish building a railroad

    The Gadsden Purchase is made, with the US paying Mexico $10 million for a strip of land to finish building a railroad

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • "Bleeding Kansas"

    "Bleeding Kansas"

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  • John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, Virginia

    John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, Virginia

  • Secession of South Carolina

    Secession of South Carolina

  • Firing on Fort Sumter

    Firing on Fort Sumter

  • Virginia joins the Confederacy

    Virginia joins the Confederacy

  • Battle of Bull Run of First Manassas

    Battle of Bull Run of First Manassas

  • Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States

    Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States

  • Battle of Murfreesboro

    Battle of Murfreesboro

  • Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

    Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson

  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh

  • Jackson's Valley Campaign

    Jackson's Valley Campaign

  • Second Manassas

    Second Manassas

  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

  • Battle of Chaplin Hills

    Battle of Chaplin Hills

  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    Battle of Fredericksburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    Battle of Chancellorsville

  • Siege of Vicksburg

    Siege of Vicksburg

  • General Order 143

    General Order 143

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

  • Reelection of Lincoln

  • Atlanta Campaign

  • Overland Campaign

  • Siege of Petersburg

  • March to the Sea

    March to the Sea

  • Lee's Army surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

    Lee's Army surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse

  • -Lincoln is assassinated

    -Lincoln is assassinated

  • Joseph Johnston's Army surrenders

    Joseph Johnston's Army surrenders

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

  • Amendment 13- Abolition of Slavery

    Amendment 13- Abolition of Slavery

  • Amendment 14 - Rights to Citizen

    Amendment 14 - Rights to Citizen

  • 15th Amendment- Voting Rights

    15th Amendment- Voting Rights

  • Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis

    Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis

  • 16th Amendment- The Income Tax

    16th Amendment- The Income Tax

  • 17th Amendment-Direct Election of Senators

    17th Amendment-Direct Election of Senators

  • -18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages

    -18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages

  • -19th Amendment - Women's Suffrage

    -19th Amendment - Women's Suffrage

  • -20th Amendment - Presidential Terms; Sessions of Congress

    -20th Amendment - Presidential Terms; Sessions of Congress

  • -21st Amendment - Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)

    -21st Amendment - Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)

  • -22nd Amendment - Limit on number of President's Terms

    -22nd Amendment - Limit on number of President's Terms

  • -23rd Amendment - Presidential Electors for District of Columbia

    -23rd Amendment - Presidential Electors for District of Columbia

  • -24th Amendment - Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections

    -24th Amendment - Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections

  • -25th Amendment - Presidential Succession and Disability

    -25th Amendment - Presidential Succession and Disability

  • -26th Amendment - Voting Age

    -26th Amendment - Voting Age

  • -27th Amendment - Congressional Pay Increase

    -27th Amendment - Congressional Pay Increase