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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Columbus, and his three ships, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria set sail out of Spain to find riches in the Indies, but instead of reaching the Indies he landed in the Americas. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown was Americas first English colony in Virginia. 104 English men started setting Jamestown. John Smith became the leader of the colony in September of 1608. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between Great Britain and France. Because of the war, Great Britain got territory in North America. The war ended with the treaty of Paris. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance by the Sons of Liberty. It was a protest against taxation. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty threw 342 boxes of tea overboard. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first Revolutionary battle. British troops went to Concord to confiscate weapons. The militia intercepted the British troops. The British began to retreat soon after the fighting began. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the declaration of America's independence from Britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a battle in the Revolutionary war fought in Virginia. The battle was the Americans and the French against the British. The French and Americans won. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was a convention that has delegate from 5 different states to discuss the problems from the Articles of Confederation. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The invention of the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. The Cotton Gin was invented to produce cotton by removing the seeds to make it faster. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were bills that were passed and signed into law by John Adams. They were designed to make it so immigrants couldn't because citizens. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was when America got the territory of Louisiana from France. America got 827,000 square miles of land. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was between America and Great Britain. The war was fought for trade reasons. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise regulated slavery and admitted Missouri as a state. It prohibited slavery from the Louisiana territory. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson’s Election was the presidential election of 1828. It was between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Andrew Jackson of the Democratic party won. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was when Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee Indians to migrate to what is now Oklahoma. -
The Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial ordeal. Many people were unemployed and didn't have any money. -
The invention of the telegraph
The invention of the telegraph was for long distance communication. The telegraph was developed by Samuel Morse. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War was the first war america fought in a foreign country. Mexico lost about a third of its territory during the war. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 were the laws that they set up to make a compromise between those in favor of slavery and those opposed to it. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Firing on Fort Sumter was the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Fort Sumter later surrendered. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was formed by John D. Rockefeller. The company became the largest oil refinery firm in the world. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was one of the last battles of the Civil war. It was the battle that General Robert E. Lee surrendered at. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated not long after the civil war ended by John Wilkes Booth. The assassination occurred at the Ford's theater in Washington, D.C. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments are known as the Civil War Amendments. They were created to ensure the freedom of the slaves. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment was when President Andrew Jackson was voted to be removed as the president. He was the first president to ever be impeached. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes was an industrial strike. It set their rights back until the 1930's -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was fought between the Americans and the Spanish. America won the war. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt was the Governor of New York before he became the president. He became the president in 1901 after William McKinley was assassinated. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1877. The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in 1880. The airplane was invented by the Wright Bothers in 1903.
