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10,000 BCE
First Americans enter North America
- when the first people entered North America
- if they had not come here then we would not be here today.
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1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in the New World
- When Christopher found the New World
- he is important because he established trade routes and "Discovered" the Americas
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Jamestown was founded
- Jamestown is a historical settlement
- first permanent settlement in America
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Navigation Act of 1651
- Required all trade of the colonies to be made on English vessels -this made the colonists angry and revolt. -lead to Mercantilism
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Mercantilism
The Navigation act of 1651 lead to Mercantilism. this angered the colonists and caused them to revolt. -
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The Enlightenment
- the Enlightenment was the age of learning and advances in science and technology.
- Without this many of our technology's would have note yet been invented.
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George Washington
- was a soldier and statesman - was on of the founding fathers of the United States of America - was the first president and served from 1789 to 1797
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The French and Indian War
The war between Great Britain and France. Both sides were supported by their mother countries and by the Native Americans. The Native Americans mostly sided with the French who had established good relations with them. The war funding caused Great Britain to go into a huge debt. This war opened up the Mississippi Valley for the Westward expansion. -
Proclamation of 1763
After the French and Indian War, the Proclamation of 1763 was enacted by the British. This Act reserved a big piece of land for Native Americans only. This Angered the colonists who wanted to migrate Westward in hope for prosperity. -
the Stamp Act of 1765
This Act imposed taxes on the colonists for many things. This angered the colonists incredibly, they felt as if the British were stealing their money. -
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the American Revolution
a series of colonial revolts that turned into a full scale war between Great Britain and the colonies. in the end the Americans won their independence from Great Britain -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770. In this event, British soldiers fired upon taunting colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
in 1771, a group of colonists protested against oppression of Great Britain. the protest included raiding boats carrying tea and dumping crates full of tea into the water. -
Declaration of Independance
the agreement that formally gave the colonies independence from Great Britain. This event is celebrated on the 4th of July. -
United States Constitution Signed
The constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convection from May 25 to September 17. The Constitution included the undeniable rights that citizens have in the United States of America. The U.S.A. Constitution was also signed in the same place the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase took place between the United States and the French. Here, Thomas Jefferson made a monumental deal with Napoleon Bonaparte. This deal nearly doubled the size the United States allowing the idea of Manifest Destiny an Westward Expansion to continue. -
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Westward Exspansion
Westward Expansion was the movement of American civilization west. in doing this many Native Americans were displaced causing revolts. westward expansion was mainly driven by manifest destiny. -
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Manifest Destiny
The belief that it was the god given right for Americans to expand westward. This belief is the driving factor for Westward Expansion -
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark along with a group of other people traveled from the frontier to the Pacific coast. The goal of this expedition was to explore the land granted from the Louisiana Purchase. -
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Jacksonian Democracy
took place from 1824 to 1840. During this time the Indian Removal Act was enacted and Westward Expansion continued and prospered. -
Election of 1828
During this election, Andrew Jackson won the position as president. Andrew would then go on to enact the Indian Removal Act forcing Native Americans from their homes. -
Abolitionist movement
took place in the 1830s. The movement seeked to abolish slavery in the United States. it also mostly took place in the North. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal was made by Andrew Jackson in response to rising anger of not being able to safely settle further West. The Indian Removal Act solved this problem by forcing many Native Americans from their homes and pushing them further west. -
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Mexican American War
The Mexican American war began because of conflict over territory lines in America. On the U.S. side, the war was mainly fueled by Manifest Destiny. -
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Era of Reform
took place between 1890 and 1920, the main goal of this movement was to eliminate problems and corruption in the United States.