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America's Timeline

By Potatoesarecool

  • First Settlers

    First Settlers
    European nations went to America to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs .
    The Spanish were the first Europeans to explore the new world and the first to settle what is now the United States.
    In 1650 , England showed their presence in the Atlantic coast .
    The first colony was found in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607

  • The French-Indian War

    The French-Indian War
    Also known as the seven years war , was a imperial struggle between Britain and France in 1756 . In 1763 was the peace conference and the British receive the territories of Canada from France and Florida

  • American Revolution 1765-1791

    American Revolution 1765-1791
    Was an ideological and political revolution. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states and defeated the British, gaining independence from the British crown

  • The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776

    The Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776
    The thirteen North American colonies had defined themselves as thirteen new sovereign and independent states and no longer recognized British rule, they formed a new nation; John Adams was one of the politicians who started the independence process. a committee was in charge of writing the formal declaration.

  • The Constitution and The Bill of Rights

    The Constitution and The Bill of Rights
    The constitution of the United States is the most important law of USA. It was written on the 17 of September in 1787. The bill of the rights is the collective name that the ten first amendments of the constitution have. These amendments have been approved on the 15 of December of 1791

  • Expansion

    Expansion
    The United States expanded to the west, after achieving the independence. The USA expanded its borders several times. This happened between 1819 and 1836

  • Abraham Lincoln elected president

    Abraham Lincoln elected president
    On November 6, 1860, with 39% of the popular vote and a majority in the Electoral College, Lincoln was elected President. Voter turnout was 81.2%, the second highest in United States history.

  • The Civil War

    The Civil War
    The American Civil War was a warlike conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 due to a historical controversy over slavery. War broke out when forces from the Confederate States of America attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, after Abraham Lincoln became president.

  • 13th Amendment, ending of slavery

    13th Amendment, ending of slavery
    in 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished slavery in the United States of America and, with limited exceptions, prohibited involuntary servitude.