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Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus
Columbus set sail with his three ships, Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, and landed somewhere in the Bahamas -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
US History A Timespan
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The Settlement of Jamestown
https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown
About 100 members of the Virginia Company began establishing a town on the banks of the James River. -
The French and Indian War
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war
Also know as the Seven Year's War, the French and British colonies got into several battles before Britain officially declared war in 1756. Lasting for seven years before officially ending in 1763. -
The Boston Tea Pary
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
A political protest for being taxed without representation. They through tea into the Griffin's Wharf Harbor in Boston. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
The battle that began the Revolutionary War. -
The Declaration of Independence
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
America was now the United States -
The Battle of Yorktown
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown
The last major battle of the American Revolution -
The Constitutional Convention
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins
The Constitution was born -
The Invention of the Cotten Gin
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney
Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin, a machine that separates the cotton fibers from the seeds -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
https://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp
The values of our country were challenged -
The Louisiana Purchase
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase
The U.S. bought 828,000 square miles of land from the French -
The War of 1812
https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/war-of-1812
The Americans fought the British Navy over trade -
The Missouri Compromise
https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/missouri-compromise
Half of the States were slave states and half were not, the Missouri Compromise kept the balance. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson
The new face of the Democrat Party and President from 1829- to 1837 -
The Trail of Tears
https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
Andrew Jackson had Indians removed from their land in the south so white people could farm. -
The Panic of 1837
https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1837
Andrew Jackson moved to close down the US National bank, moving money elsewhere eventually causing the panic -
The Invention of the Telegraph
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph
Developed by Samuel Morse, the Telegraph revolutionized long distance communication -
The Mexican-American War
https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
The Americans wanted the rest of the land -
The Compromise of 1850
https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850
An act that declared California a free state, left Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves, and determined the line between New Mexico and Texas. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/fort-sumter
Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter and began the Civil War -
The Emancipation Proclamation
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves free -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
https://u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html
The acts that led to laws being created to not allow dynasties -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house
The battle that ended the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination
John Wilkes Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1524
African Americans were given rights and measures were taken to protect those rights -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-andrew-johnson-impeached
The first president to be impeached -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike
A strike that was lost -
The Spanish-American War
https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war
Fake news persuaded Americans to help the Cubans against Spain. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt
The 26th president, put in after William McKinley's death
