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Jan 1, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta document eas adopted in England, guaranteeing liberties to the english people, and proclaiming basic rights and procedures which later becomes the foundayion stone of modern democrucy. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers America
Christoher Columbus sailed west to find a quicker riute to asia,but ran into another part of land around Cuba and Haditi. -
Jan 1, 1507
America Named
The name "America" is first used in a geography book referring to the New World with Amerigo Vespucci getting credit for the discovery of the continent. -
Apr 20, 1534
St Lawrence explored
Cartier explores the St. Lawrence -
First American Child
First American child was born in Roanoke -
Jamestown Founded
English found Jamestown, Virginia -
First Colonial Law
Rhode Island enacts the first law in the colonies declaring slavery illegal. -
New Orlands Founded
New Orlands was founded by France -
First American library
The first American public library is founded in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin. -
THe Bostan Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurs as a mob harasses British soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six. -
The Bostan Tea Party
That night, the Boston Tea Party occurs as colonial activists disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians then board the ships and dump all 342 containers of tea into the harbor -
Continental Congress
First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia with 56 delegates, representing every colony, except Georgia. Attendants include Patrick Henry, George Washington, Sam Adams and John Hancock. -
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War starts betweent America And Great Britian -
The Declartion of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle marked the turning point for America durning the Revolutionary War -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle in the American Revolution.Which forced Great Britian to surrender -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was eigned which ened the Revolutionary War -
Consitutuonal Convention
The Constitutional Convention was opened in Philidelphia -
The Constitution
The constitution was made -
George Washinhton
George Washinton was elected as the frist president of the Unied States of America -
Congress passes taxes
Congress passes its first tax, an 8.5 percent protective tax on 30 different items, with items arriving on American ships charged at a lower rate than foreign ships -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Right Was made -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is elected president -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana from France to expand the size of the U.S. -
Lewis and Clark Exploration
The Lewis and Clark Exploration was established to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted West -
The War of 1812
Marked the start of the war of 1812 -
Capital Building Burned
The British burnt the capitol biuding during the war of 1812 -
War of 1812
The end of the War of 1812 -
Erie Canal Completed
The Erie Canal completion was a major transportation achievement which made New York and New York City ascend commercially. -
Thomas Jerferson Dies
Jefferson dies shortly after 12 noon, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson elected president -
Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad Established -
Texas declares independence
Texas declares independence from Mexico -
Panic of 1837
Depression begins with "Panic of 1837" -
First Telegraph message sent
Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message from Washington to Baltimore -
Mexican-American War
war against mexico -
Gold Rush
California Gold Rush Begins -
California Becomes State
California Becomes a state -
Panic of 1857
a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. -
Oragen
Oragen Admittied as a state -
Abrham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln elected president -
Battle of Gettysburg
in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War -
13th Amendment
13th Amendment passes -
panic of 1873
a financial crisis which triggered a severe international economic depression in both Europe and the United States that lasted until 1879 -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Sometimes called Enforcement Act or Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and prohibited exclusion from jury service. -
Red Cross
The American Red Cross was incorporated by Clara Barton. -
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty arrived for the first time in New York harbor. -
Cocoa-Cola
Dr. John Pemberton, a Georgia pharmacist, invents coca-cola, a carbonated beverage -
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison took the oath of office as president and gave an uplifting inaugural address. -
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison took the oath of office as president and gave an uplifting inaugural address. -
Worst Flood America
The deadliest flood in American history occurs in Johnstown, Pennsylvania when 2,200 people perish from the water of the South Fork Dam after heavy rains cause its destruction. -
Copyright
The 51st Congress of the United States passes the International Copyright Act of 1891. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island, in New York Harbor, opens as the main east coast immigration center -
William McKinley
William McKinley was inaugurated as president of the United States. -
Gold Rush
July 1897: The Klondike Gold Rush began in Alaska. -
Peace TReaty
The Peace Treaty ending the Spanish-American War is signed in Paris. The Spanish government agrees to grant independence to Cuba and cede Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was issued. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Zone was acquired by the United States from France for $40 million. -
San Francisco Earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake killed over 3,400 people and destroyed over 80% of San Francisco; being the deadliest earthquake in American history. -
New Mexico
New Mexico was admitted to the Union, becoming the 47th. -
Sinking of Titanic
Four days into the voyage unable to stear away from a iceberg quick enough thr Titanic took a blow to the storboard. The titanic was suppose to be able to stay afloat with 4 flooded compartments tops, also the boat didnt carry half as many life boats needed, pore capacity and evacuation. Over 3,000 people died as the Titanic sunk. when the public got wind of -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow elected president -
WWI Begins
THe begining of WWI -
America WW1
The U.S. enters world war 1 -
WWI ends
The of WWI -
19th Admenmenth
The 19th Amendment was passed, granting women the right to vote -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding becomes president -
Imigration Act
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a United States federal law that limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country -
The Saint Valentines's Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murder of seven mob associates as part of a Prohibition-era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago -
The Great Depression
Stock market crash precipitates the Great Depression -
Star spangled banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem -
Hattie Wyatt Caraway
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president -
Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration is established -
WWII
WWII begins
