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Nov 23, 1493
Spanish bring horses to the New World
Conquistadors come to the new worldSpanish conquistadors bring tame horses into America, for possible domestication uses -
English Settle Jamestown, Virginia
Settlement of JamestownThe new settlement planted Tobacco, which helped the people of Jamestown to prosper. -
The Mayflower Lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth SettlementSettlers known as the Pilgrims landed in 1620, leaving there mark on Plymouth Rock, Nearly Half Die within the first Winter. -
First Thanksgiving
The First ThanksgivingNative Americans and Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in America. -
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Boston Massacre
The MassacreHundreds of thousands of people angry about job loss, blame the British. This is the event that brings war to the colonies. -
Crispus Attucks dies in massacre
Black deathAfrican-American man is the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea PartyColonial rebels dump $1,000,000 worth of tea in the Boston Harbor -
Delegates from the colonies get together and plan
CongressTalk of war is discussed by leaders of the colonies -
Boone Crosses Into Kentucky
BooneDaniel Boone and several other backwoods men explored the untamed countryside into Kentucky and Shawnee territory. -
Lexington and Concord
[Lexington and Concord](americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/lexcon.htm)British troops head to Lexington and Concord, leading the towns militia to attemp to fight off Britains forces. -
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Declaration of Independence Signed
The Declaration Of Independence SignedDelegates from the colonies drafted the Declaration of Indepence from Britain. Soon after war was started. -
British Open fire on New York City
Revolution Kicked OffBritish war ships began to open fire on the harbors of New York City, kicking off the war. -
New York was attacked by over 400 British ships
New York attcked by BritishAmerica's small untrained armies had a difficult time defending themselves. -
British General surrenders their first battle in the war
Britain Surrenders a BattleDue to a surprise attack by American rebels and long marches through unknown forests the British surrendered. -
General George Washington's army survives Valley Forge Winter
Valley ForgeA long, tough winter left many of Washington's soldiers dead, but they made it through the winter and fought on throughout the war. -
Rumors spread Of Surprise attack
Revolutionary FactsRumors of a French and British attack on the colonies caused American militia's to be on high alert. -
The War Continues into Yorktown, Virginia
YorktownThousands of British soldiers have been fighting American forces throught the east coast and are working themselves deeper into the Virginia colonies -
British surrender 2 days after the Battle of Yorktown
SurrenderAfter several years of battling American forces the war was costing too much money and taking far too long for Britain to continue fighting. -
Louisiana Purchase Made
Louisiana PurchasePresident Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase, 3 cents an acre for 1/2 billion acres. -
A Young future President comforts his Dying Mother
Abrahams HistoryA 9 year lod boy named Abe Lincoln is just starting his life, getting older and obtaining more responsibilities. -
The Erie Canal is Constructed
Erie CanalThis opened the path for over $5,000,000 worth of goods to pass through. -
Andrew Jackson forms Policy for Indians
Indian PolicyThe trail of tears, a path that the Native Americans were to take all the way to Oklahoma to live on reservations and not with the majority of America. -
The Cotton Gin helps out the struggle
Due to the cotton gins help, America was producing more than 1/2 of the worlds cotton. -
Americans enter Texas
The immigrating Americans came into Texas under Mexican rule. This caused scuffles with the native Mexicans and soon lead to what is known as The Battle of Alamo. -
The Lowell Mill Protest
Lowell MillsWomen workers at a textile mill called Lowell Mill begin to protest against low wages. -
The Word Millionaire is Invented
Millionaire The term millionaire was first used with America's economic burst. -
New Orleans produces mass slave sales
By 1841 over 2 million slaves are auctioned off to the highest bidders. -
The Telegraph was Invented
A device that has possibly changed the course of history. -
Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail InfoThousands of men, women and children migrate west to Oregon and California. -
George Donner Heads West
Donner PartyA wagon train with George Donner and his family made their way west to the Sierra Nevavda. -
Cannibalism In America
The Donner Party eats their first human in the harsh Sierra Nevada winter after running out of food. -
The Fugitive Slave Law
Slavery was brought into the North as this law opened up barriers for slave owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Uncle Tom's Cabin African American Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of the book. -
John Brown fights against Slavery
John BrownA civilian named John Brown and his three sons decided to attempt to take over a southern Artillery Shed. His sons were killed and he was arrested, soon to be executed in December 2, 1859. -
Nitro Glycerine is used to carve out mountain sides
Nitro HistoryThousands of chinese immigrants were used to place the glycerine and work the railways in the mid to late 1800's. -
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Founder of the Red Cross, Clara Barton helps out soldiers
She serves as a nurse during the Civil War amongst an abundance of amputations and other battle injuries. -
Robert E. Lee's army is ready for battle
South ready for BattleBy this period in time the war is heating up and the Second Battle of Bull Run will soon take place in Virginia. -
By this time undertaker's were able to preserve the dead
Embalming was the method of body preservation during the Civil War by replacing body fluids of the dead with a preserving chemical. -
Lincoln gives the South one last chance to rejoin the Union
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Lincoln presents the nation with the Emancipation Proclomation
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The war Continues on
Both the North and the South continue to fight on, though the end of the war is soon to come. -
Scorched Earth tactics used against invading Union Troops
The Confederates burned their crops, buildings, artillery, and anything else that could be used to the soldiers advantage during Sherman's March. -
The South Surrenders
6 months after General Sherman's March to the Sea, the Confederate troops and Robert E. Lee surrender to Union forces. -
President Abraham Lincoln is Assasinated by John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln's Assasination President Lincoln was assasainated on this day by a local actor of Washington D.C. -
The Railroad spreads to the East
Eastern RailroadThe Railroad system begins to push its way into the Eastern United States -
Transcontinental Railroad is completed
Railroad CompleteAfter many years of hardship through labor the railroad was finally completed -
The South Suffers after their civil war loss
Southern HardshipAfter the Civil War the Southern United States has nearly 60% of its citizens in rural poverty -
Locusts swarm the pioneers
Locust SwarmA large swarm invades the western portion of the great plains -
Teddy Bleu drove cattle from Texas to Kansas
The Teddy Blue PapersHe was just one of the many cowboys of his day to herd cattle up the country, a tough feat at the time. -
Only 89 wild Buffalo exist in the United States
Buffalo FactsAlmost all American Buffalo were killed off by the late 1800's and made a very slow recovery since -
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Within 30 years of the swarm,the locusts become extinct
Rocky Mountain Locust ExtinctionVirtually all the swarming locusts have died off.
