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English colony at Jamestown Virginia
In 1607, a bunch of English Men arrived into the New Land to start a new settlement, led by Captain John Smith. They eventually decided to settle in Virginia and name is Jamestown after their King James I. Jamestown from there forward was now the first ever permanent human settlement. -
First Africans brought to North America
In 1619, slavery officially began when North American colonies of Jamestown brought over the first ever African slaves, to help in agriculture and basic work. These slaves eventually would help to build the economic foundations of new colonies in North America. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
In 1620, Pilgrims who had embarked for the New World on the Mayflower had arrived in November to what they soon would call Plymouth. The pilgrims did not initially intend to settle where Plymouth is, but due to bad weather, they were forced to settle at Plymouth. They created their first settlement in Plymouth in an empty abandoned Indian Village. -
Salem Witch Trials
In Spring of 1692, convinced they were possessed by the devil, a group of girls were accused by several local women of witchcraft. Mass panic and hysteria hit the village of Salem, and when the trial of the first girl hit, she was hung. More witch trials occurred in the result of burning and hanging. -
French & Indian War
In 1754, the French and Indian war began and extended over the course of 9 years while taking place in Europe. This was due to the dispute that the French and English had over colonial wealth. This war localized the rivalry that lived through British and French colonists. In 1760, the British had now controlled basically all of the North American settlements, ending the war between those two. In 1763, the whole war was officially ended by the Treaty of Paris. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a road battle that happened on March 5, 1770, between a nationalist attack, tossing snowballs, stones, and sticks, at a squad of British troopers. A few pilgrims were executed and this prompted a battle by speech specialists to energize the citizen's anger. The Boston Massacre was a sign occasion prompting the Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
As the British began taxing the Americans, Americans and Indians soon got very upset. In 1773, in Massachusetts, a group of individuals whom sought to rebel against taxation, boarded three British ships. On these ships, they would pour out all the tea begin transported, thus angering the British. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independence stated that in 1776, the Americans have officially become independent from Great Britain. This started the revolution for freedom or the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution in 1783 and was an agreement between America and Great Britain that America was now independent from Great Britain. -
Shay's Rebellion
This was a series of protests by American Farmers against the state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgement for debt. -
Constitution Ratified
A group of scholars and officials met to discuss the Constitution and issues such as representation, slavery, & voting. In the end, all parties were satisfied with the agreement of the Constitution being ratified -
Whiskey Rebellion
Americans were not happy with the new taxation on Whiskey under Washington’s presidency in the United States, so they decided to protest to get rid of Whiskey tax. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
The first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States, by explorers Lewis & Clark under President Jefferson’s command. -
War of 1812
Great Britain attempted to stop or interfere with the US naval trade, so the US went into battle against the Great Britain naval system. Although US was beat multiple times, they also held their own, contributing to the nationalism of its citizens. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted -
Trail of Tears
Working on behalf of white settlers who wanted to grow cotton on the Indians’ land, the federal government forced them to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles to a specially designated “Indian territory” across the Mississippi River. This difficult and sometimes deadly journey is known as the Trail of Tears. -
Texan Independence
On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the birthplace of Texas. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War in 1846 marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President Polk. -
Gold Rush In California
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 occurred when 5 separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which formed a four-year political anger and unrest between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
By the early 1850s wanted to move into the area we call now Nebraska. However, until the area was officially stated as being a territory, settlers would not move there because they could not claim anything there. The southern states were in no hurry to make a Nebraska territory because the land lay north of the 36°30' parallel — where slavery had been outlawed by the Missouri Compromise of 1820. -
Lincoln Elected President
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln, a republican from the North who is against slavery, was elected into office of the United States, and the South succeeded not long after this due to this reason. -
Civil War
The Civil War happened between the North and South in the dispute of South seceding from the union and becoming its own, trying to keep Slavery allowed. -
Transcontinental Railroad Complete
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. -
Reconstruction Ends
In 1877, a compromise was formed to settle the dispute about the presidential election and to get troops out of the South. This also ended the Reconstruction Era.