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American History Timeline

By acm5103
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus First Discoverd America

    Columbus First Discoverd America
    Columbus saided on the mayflower and found new land. Americaa!
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans. Native Americans joined in the battle against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The american Relovution was the war [long war] between the thirteen colonies of America, and Great Britan. Great Britan was doing things to our colonies that we did not like, so we decided we wanted to break off! It was a very long war, but with Washingtons war strategies., we won! The war ended in 1783.
  • Americas First President

    Americas First President
    On April 6, 1788, Washington was elected president. Americas first president! He won with 69 out of 69 votes.
  • Gold Rush

    Gold Rush
    The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall. People started rapidly moving west. Everyone wanted some gold, but only the lucky ones found real gold!
  • American Civil War

    American Civil War
    The Civil war was a war that fought over the secession of the Confederate states. Problems were going on between the North and South sates. The Confederate states wanted to split up but the union states wanted to stay together. In the end, the union won and they stayed together.
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Some conflicts of WW1 was: hostility of the four decades leading up to the war. Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism played major roles in the conflict as well. Clashes between the Great Powers (Italy, France, Germany, the British Empire, Austria-Hungarian Empire and Russia) over European and colonial issues had left tensions high!
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    The great depression was when the stock market crashed. The cropes dried, HAVE TO GO!!! FINISH THIS LATER!!!!
  • World War 2

    World War 2
    World war to started 1939 and ended in 1945. This was a global war between all of the Great Power countries. It was considered the most death to citizens. The number killed: 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. A lot of deaths!!!
  • 9/11- Terrorist attack

    9/11- Terrorist attack
    9/11 was a very sad day for america. Some terrorist hjacked four planes and crashed then. The first two were the worst though. First a plane hit one of the twin towers, then another hit the other. They both fell. But the many people who tried to save others, are still considerd heros today!