Timeline 1

  • Mar 28, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus arrived in the Americas.
  • Mar 28, 1540

    De Soto

    De Soto arrived in Tennessee.
  • Mar 28, 1542

    De Soto Dies

    De Soto dies near Menphis and is buried in Mississippi River.
  • Jamestown

    The English settle Jamestown.
  • First English

    First English arrieved in Tennessee as well as French.
  • Trading Post

    French established trading post in Nashville.
  • Revolution War

    Cherokee fought with Americans and Creek fought with British in Revolution War.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights was created.
  • Cotton Gin

    The Cotton Gin was created by Eli Whitney.
  • First Factory

    The first factory was created in America by Samuel Slater.
  • Jay Treaty

    Was created dto end wor left by the American Revolution, between United States and Great Britain.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress during Quasi-War. They were signed into law by President John Adams.
  • Kentucky Resolution

    In United States history, the Kentucky and Virginia resolution were political statements created in 1798 and 1799.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Territory in the western United States purchased from France for $15 million.
  • Marbury vs. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison, is a landmark in United States law. It formed the base of judicial review.
  • Lewis and Clark

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first overland expedition by the United States to the Pacific coast and back. The expedition team was headed by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and assisted by Sacajawea and Toussaint Charbonneau.
  • Embargo Act

    The Embargo Act was a bill that banned trade between the United States of America and other nations. The bill also prevented many ships from leaving American ports.
  • War of 1812

    The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire.
  • Battle of New Orleans

    The Battle of New Orleans was a battle which took place around New Orleans, Louisiana, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise, in which the new state of Missouri was admitted as a slave state.In 1819 there were twenty-two states divided evenly between slave and free states. ...
  • Mexican Independence

    The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and the Spanish colonial authorities.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine is a United States policy which stated that further efforts by European countries to colonize land or interfere with states in the Americas would be viewed by the United States of America as acts of aggression requiring US intervention,
  • "Corrrupt Bargsin"

    Jackson and his supporters claimed this happened in the election of 1824 when Henry Clay allegedly sold his support during the House vote in the disputed election of John Quincy Adams.
  • Erie Canal

    an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at the bottom.
  • Tariff of Abomination

    The Tariff of 1828, was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States.It was labeled the Tariff of Abominations by its southern detractors because of the effects it had on the antebellum Southern economy.
  • Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory n the Western United States.
  • Nullification Crisis

    The Nullification Crisis was a sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina.
  • Texas Independence

    Gained inpendence in 1836