Early American timeline

By abellj
  • Mar 9, 1454

    Ameriga Vespucci

    Vespucci made four voyages to America. Has a sculpeter. Ameriga Vespucci died on February 22, 1512, age 57.
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Giovanni Da Verra Zano

    Don't know the real dates. Born in Florence Italy. Was an Italian explorer. He went to the west Indies and explored the East coast, United States in 1525. Killed by Natives. 1520s to 1540s.
  • Mayflower

    Don't know exact day or month or year. There was 102 passangers and a crew of 25- 30. The Mayflower was a cargo ship and not meant ot carrythe Pligrims and the crew. The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock on December 22 1620. The Pilgrims spent most of the 60 days underneath the ship in cramped quarters.
  • Ben Franklin

    Ben Farnklin was born on January 17, 1706 and died at age 84 on April 17, 1790. Ben was an inventer. Ben Franklin invented the Lighting Rod and the Bifocals. Ben signed the Declaration and he is on the 100 dollar bill. Ben Franklin died of pleurisy.
  • Freidrich Wilhelm Von Steuben

    Von Steuben resigened from the army in 1784 and died in 1794 from a heart attach.
  • George Washington

    Signed the Declaration. First job was a Surveyer, Bought land. Eight years in the Revolutionary War.
  • Paul Revere

    Paul Revere was born in Boston. Paul was a sivlersmith and more. He was important and had money. Paul Revere had an alarm system, " The British are coming, The British are coming." Paul had two daughters. Paul Revere died on May 10, 1818 at age 83.
  • Daniel Morgan/ Timothy Murphy/ Sharpshooter

    Daniel Morgan was one of the leaders of the sharpshooters along with Timothy Murphy. I don't know what day or month Timothy Murphy was born, but he was born in 1751.A sharpshooter is a sniper.
  • Besty Ross

    Besty Ross went to school for eight hours a day. Betsy married three times and turned into a widow. Besty had seven childeren. Had made one of the first flags. Her daughter made the designs on the flag. George Washington and other people wrer with Besty when she made the flag. Betsy died at age 84 on January 30, 1836.
  • French/ Indian War

    British abd French both wanted control over the Ohio river area. Started in 1754 and ended in 1763.
  • Revolutionary War

    Don't know exact dates of month or day. 1775- 1783. The Revolutionary War lasted eight years. Six presidents were at the Revolutionary war. We won the Revolutionary war.
  • Shot Heard ' Around The World

    Don't know what day or month. Birtish need money so they taxed the 13 coliones. Joseph Warren spotted the British and told Paul Revere and another guy. The first shot led to the Revolutionary War. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were sopposue to be captured by the British.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Two resons for the Declaration. Declare freedom, "All men are created equal." There were 56 signatures. Already at war for a year.
  • Valley Forge

    1777- 1778. ValleyForge, Pennsylvain. George Washington and his army stayed at Valley Forge along with around 500 women. The soldiers ate fire cake, a mixture of flour and water. Most soldiers died from small pox. Around 2,500 men died from just diseases. Valley Forge helped us win the war against the British.
  • George Washington

    George Washington was the Commander and Cheif of the Revolutionary War. Had nine other seblings and had a stepmother.