America History (1600 -1876) By Tommie Williams Aug 20, 1619 African slaves land on the coast of America - First American slaves land on the Virginia Coast of Johnsonstown https://newsone.com/2031761/african-slaves-jamestown/ Dec 21, 1620 MayFlower Compact https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mayflower-Compact Jan 1, 1754 Seven Years' War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party Sep 17, 1787 United State Constitution https://usconstitution.net/const.html Apr 30, 1789 George Washington was elected as the first American President. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington Aug 21, 1789 The Bill of Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights Mar 17, 1794 The Cotton Gin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_gin Mar 4, 1797 President John Adams - The American statesman writer,attorney and diplomat becomes the 2nd elected US President. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams Mar 4, 1801 Thomas Jefferson- Was elected as the 3rd US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson Mar 4, 1809 James Madison- Elected as the 4th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison Mar 4, 1817 James Monroe- Served as the 5th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe Mar 4, 1827 John Quincy Adams - Elected as the 6th USPreisident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson - Served as the 7th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Mar 4, 1837 Martin Van Buren - Served as the 8th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren Mar 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison - Elected as the 9th American President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison Mar 4, 1841 John Tyler- Elected as the 10 US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler May 24, 1844 The Telegraph https://www.reference.com/history/invented-telegraph-39129c109c567e30 Mar 4, 1845 James K Polk - Elected as the 11th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler Mar 4, 1849 Zackary Taylor - Served as the 12th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor Jul 9, 1850 Millard Fillmore - Served as the 13th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore Mar 4, 1853 Franklin Pierce - Served as the 14th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce Mar 4, 1857 James Buchanan - Elected as the 16th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Buchanan Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg Apr 21, 1861 The Civil War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War Sep 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation Dec 8, 1863 The Reconstruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_era Apr 14, 1865 The Assassination of Lincoln https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln Apr 15, 1865 Andrew Johnson - Served as the 18th US President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson Mar 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant - Served as the US 18th President https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant Jun 25, 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-littlebighorn/
