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The first colony of the U.S. was formed. -
Dutch ship transports 20 slaves to Jamestown, Virginia. North America turns to slaver for cheaper labor. -
Mayflower arrives at Plymouth Rock carrying Pilgrims. They are greeted by Indians. -
The Dutch arrived and established New Amsterdam, modern-day New York. -
Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1628 and settled in 1630 by Puritan refugees from England. -
The first Navigation Act was passed. Navigation Acts were made in order to limit trade between colonies and other countries. -
Nathaniel Bacon led a group of angry settlers to burn down Jamestown after the governor refused to give him Native American land. This led to an increase in slavery in the area due to Jamestown wanting nothing to do with small-time farmers, they brought big plantation owners who, ultimately, brought more slaves with them. -
King James II was overthrown and replaced by his daughter and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. -
First of the French and Indian Wars. -
Over 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft, 20 of which were killed. The girls responsible for accusing them were never punished. -
Georgia colony was established by General James Oglethorpe. -
Slaves gathered to revolt. -
War fought in North America between French and British colonies and their allies. -
A period of time in which there were many advancements in technology. -
Ended the French and Indian War. -
James Watt invented the steam engine. -
Nine British soldiers shot multiple people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were verbally harassing them and throwing various things at them. -
Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and dumped a shipment of tea into Boston Harbour. -
Colonies declare independence from Britain. -
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. -
Ran against John Adams previously and came in second making him the vice president. He ran again in 1800 and was elected president. -
Congress declared war due to the English Navy restricting American trade routes. -
They stormed Chesapeake Bay and burned down multiple government buildings including the capitol building. -
President John Quincy Adams purchased Florida from Spain for $5 million. -
President gave his annual presidential speech in which he stated that European powers. -
War disputing the independence of Texas and the Rio Grande border. In the end, the US claimed the territories of modern-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was elected. -
War between The Union and Confederacy disputing the topic of slavery and secession. -
Lincoln gave a speech addressing the soldiers fighting in the current war and dedicated the field to fallen soldiers on both sides -
At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation to free all enslaved African Americans.