US History

Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World

Oct 11, 1492

Columbus was commissioned by Spain to find a new route to the Indies; instead he landed in what is now called the West Indies. He landed on the island of San Salvador.

Slave Trade Starts

Jan 1, 1500

The Europeans start to trade foods for slaves in Africa
NOTE: exact date not known only strated in 1500s

Pizzaro Conqures the Incas

Jan 1, 1532

NOTE: Exact Date is not known, only that it happend in 1532

Jamestown

Sep 1, 1609

The first sucessful English colony in the new world
NOTE: Only know date is that it started in the fal of 1609

New Netherlands

Jan 1, 1626

The Dutch traded the $25 dollars.
NOTE: The only date kown is that it is in 1626

Maryland Formed

Jan 1, 1634

Rohde Island Formed

Jan 1, 1636

Conneticut Formed

Jan 1, 1639

New Netherlands becomes New York

Jan 1, 1664

England took over the colony of New Netherlands
NOTE: No exact date only 1664

Pennsylvania Formed

May 23, 1681

English Bill of Rights encated

Jan 1, 1685

Gives more power to the subjects than the king

Great Awakening

Jan 1, 1730

A religous movment starts in the colonies called the great awakening

Georgia Formed

May 23, 1732

All 13 Britsh colonies in the America established

Jan 1, 1733

Intorable Acts

Jan 1, 1774

First Continetal Congress

Sep 1, 1774

Battle of Lexington

Apr 1, 1775

Battle of Concord

Apr 5, 1775

Battle of Bunker HIll

Jun 16, 1775

Olive Branch Petietion

Jul 1, 1775

Second Contental Railroad Meets

Jul 1, 1775

British Abandon Boston

Mar 4, 1776

America Declares independance

Jul 4, 1776

George Washington Takes Office

Apr 30, 1779

1st Term

Shay's Rebellion

Jan 1, 1786

Shay's Rebellion Ends

Jan 1, 1787

First Constitutional Connvention Held

May 25, 1787

Constituton Ratifed

Sep 17, 1787

First US supreme Court Case

Jan 1, 1791

Van Staphorst v. Maryland, Settled

West v. Branes

May 28, 1791

Frist US suprme court descsion,

Geogre Washinton Second Term

Apr 30, 1792

Georgia v. Brallsford

May 28, 1792

John Adams Takes Office

Mar 4, 1796

Thomas Jefferson Takes Office

Mar 4, 1800

Lousiana Purchase

Jul 4, 1803

Thomas Jefferson's Second Term Begins

Mar 4, 1804

James Madison Takes Office

Mar 4, 1808

Atlantic Slave Trade Ends in America

Jan 1, 1809

James Madison bans the atlantic slave trade but does not ban slaves in the US only, imports

James MAdison's Second Term

Mar 4, 1812

War of 1812 Starts

Jun 18, 1812

James Monroe Takes Office

May 26, 1816

James Monroe Second Term

Mar 4, 1820

John Q. Adams Takes Office

Mar 4, 1824

Andrew Jackson Takes Office

Mar 4, 1828

Indian Remvoal Act Passed

May 28, 1830

This act allowed the US goverment to remove a group of native americans

Andrew Jackson Second Term

Mar 4, 1832

Martin Van Buern Takes Office

Mar 4, 1836

Willam Herny Harrison Takes Office

Mar 4, 1840

John Tyler Takes Office

Mar 4, 1845

He was the vice and the persident died

James K. Polk Takes Office

Mar 4, 1849

Zchary Taylor Takes Office

Mar 4, 1849

Franklin Pierce Takes Office

Mar 4, 1853

Millard Fillmore Takes Office

Mar 4, 1854

James Buchcanan Takes Office

Mar 4, 1857

Aberaham Lincon Takes Office

Mar 4, 1861

Civl War Declared

Apr 12, 1861

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Abraham Lincon Dies

Mar 15, 1865

Last Shot in the Civil War Fired

Jun 22, 1865