American History 1620 - 1900 By Ldude Oct 6, 1620 Mayflower sailed from Briatin to America Aug 22, 1627 Britain colony developed a sugar plantation economy and used African slaves Mar 27, 1639 Barbados got it's own parliment Apr 30, 1789 George Washington becomes President Feb 6, 1801 Thomas Jefferson becomes President May 15, 1818 Thomas Jefferson founded what became 'The University Of Virginia' Jun 22, 1819 New York completed the Auburn state prison it took nearly three years Oct 23, 1829 Andrew Jackson becomes President Apr 8, 1836 New York builds lunatic asylum May 20, 1837 Martin Ven Buren becomes President Sep 25, 1838 Ohio to build a lunatic asylum Jan 25, 1841 William.H.Harrison becomes President Nov 13, 1841 John Taylor becomes President Feb 23, 1842 Charles Dickens arrived May 20, 1845 James.K.Polk becomes President Mar 20, 1847 IIIinos state hospital for the insane opened Oct 6, 1849 Zachery Taylor becomes President Sep 3, 1850 Millard Fillmore becomes President Jun 11, 1852 Hospital for the insane opens in Taunton May 31, 1853 Franklin Pierce becomes President Feb 22, 1855 St.Elizabeth hospital for the insane opens in Washington D.C Apr 19, 1857 James Buchanan becomes President Apr 12, 1861 US civil war starts Oct 31, 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President Feb 13, 1865 US abolished slavery Feb 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln shot dead by Boothe May 9, 1865 Andrew Johnson becomes President Jul 13, 1881 Chester.A.Auther becomes President Dec 13, 1886 out of the 1588patients sent to ST.Elizabeth's insane hospital 1189 died Jul 10, 1892 400th anniversary for Christopher Columbous May 25, 1897 William McKinley becomes President