13 Colonies

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  • New World
    Oct 12, 1492

    New World

    Christopher Columbus on an island in what is now the Bahamas, "discovering" the New World.
  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia

    English settlers established colony at Jamestown, VA.
  • Boston Harbor protest

    Boston Harbor protest

    Massachusetts colonists costume as Indians dump tea into Boston Harbor to protest on British taxes
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.
  • U.S. Consitution

    U.S. Consitution

    A convention of delegates in Philadelphia approves what will become the U.S. Constitution
  • First president of the United States

    First president of the United States

    George Washington is elected as the first U.S. president.
  • Third president of the U.S.

    Third president of the U.S.

    Thomas Jefferson becomes the third president of the United States.
  • Inauguration of Andrew Jackson

    Inauguration of Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh U.S. president.
  • The first telegraph

    The first telegraph

    The first telegraph message "What hath God wrought?" is sent between Washington and Baltimore using morse code.
  • The Mexican War

    The Mexican War

    The Mexican War begins between Mexico and the U.S. over the United States' annexation of Texas