U.S. History Timeline

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    In 1607 , the English colonized Virginia . It was the first permanent settlement .
  • Slaves

    Slaves
    The Europeans brought Africans to America to work as slave laborers on cotton and plantations in the South . Which was involved in the Columbian Exchange .
  • Great Britain

    Great Britain gained control of the Mississippi river , but its control was short-lived .
  • First President

    First President
    George Washington was the first president in the United States .
  • Lousiana Purchase

    In 1803 , United States bought Louisiana from France. Which this purchase made United States double its size .
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark , basically explore the louisiana purchase .
  • Lewis and Clark

    They finished exploring .
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln became the president of the united states .
  • Civil War

    The civil war began , because the government was going crazy also , because of slavery .
  • Slavery Ended

    Slavery Ended
    Abraham Lincoln , abolished slavery . For balcks .
  • Civil War ends

    Civil war ends !
  • RailRoad

    The first transcontinental railroad .
  • Sad Death

    Sad Death
    In this date , the tragic death of JFK occured .
  • George Bush

    George Bush
    Bush became president . Was elected for couple of years !
  • Obama

    Obama
    Obama became president !
  • JFK

    JFK
    John F . Kennedy became the president of United States in 1961 .