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Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was founded in eastern Virginia, in honor of Queen Elizabeth, by 104 English men. Jamestown was the first British colony in the western hemisphere and was named after King James I. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
After many years of tensions, the first conflict against the 13 colonies and Britain occurred. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War and end with a British retreat from the militia. -
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The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
On August 2, 1776, the thirteen colonies ended their vote on independence from Britain. 12 of the the thirteen colonies vote on independence. New york abstained from voting, due to not yet receiving an answer to whether to vote for independence. -
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The United States Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was set to revise and the address the problems of the Articles of Confederation. As well as addressing and settling on the Great Compromise, Electoral College, Three-Fifths Compromise, and Compromise on the importation of slaves. -
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Election of 1800
The Election of 1800 ended with Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson winning presidency over Federalist John Adams. Showing that a peaceful transfer of power in a Republic is possible. -
Louisiana Purchase
With Napoleon assuming power in France and in need of money, France sells Louisiana to the US. Though originally the US wished to purchase New Orleans. -
War of 1812
Due to British harassment on land and sea, the US declare war on Britain. Which ended with no clear victor and both sides no longer wishing to fight. -
Missouri Compromise
With tension growing on the issue of slavery, a compromise was settle in order to balance the government on March 2, 1820. Missouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state. -
Nullification Crisis
President Andrew Jackson disputed South Carolina's right to nullify a federal law. Which started tensions over the priority of federal law and state law. -
Annexation of Texas
Due to Texas' war with Mexico, the Republic of Texas wish to become a state in the US. Once the US agreed it joined the war against Mexico. -
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
With the US pushing to Mexico City, Mexico agreed to discuss peace. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo describe how the US would keep Texas and buy California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and Wyoming for $15 million and Mexico's debt -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861 around 500 Newly Confederate troops surrounded around 40 Union troops at Fort Sumter. Though no life was lost the capture of the fort was viewed as start of the American Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
As the US reaches its third year in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declare the Emancipation Proclamation. Emancipation Proclamation granted all slaves in the CSA recognized freedom. -
End of the Civil War
With Ulysses S. Grant surrounding Robert E. Lee and his army, Robert E. Lee sign a peace treaty at Appomattox Courthouse. With the last major Confederate army surrendering, the CSA ended. -
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
On April 15, 1865 John Wilkes Booth killed President Abraham Lincoln. Booth killed Lincoln due to his belief that Lincoln was a tyrant and Booths confederate sympathies.