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The First permanent European settlements in North America are St Augustine (present-day Florida) founded by the Spanish. Also North America is already inhabited by several distinct groups of people, who go into decline following the arrival of settlers. (They are the Indians)
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The Europeans founded Jamestown, Virginia for a seprate settlement from Brittain, and to grow Tabacco.
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The Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, is founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
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Hundreds of thousands of Africans (Soon to be know as African Americans) were brought over and sold into slavery to work on cotton and tobacco plantations.
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Great Britain gains control of territories up to the Mississippi river following victory over France in Seven Years' War.
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Colonists form the first continental congress right as Britian closes down the Boston harbour, and deploys troops in Massachutsets.
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George Washington Leads the Continentla Army into battle for the first time, and they all think he is a god or protected by god(s), because he himself was never hit, but 2 horses where shot from under him, and his coat had many bullet holes.
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The Declaration of Independence, largly premoted by the Congress, was put into action on July 4th.
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Rebel states form a loose confederation after defeating the British at the Battle of Yorktown.
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The British accept the loss of the colonies because of the idae of the Treaty of Paris
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The founding fathers "draw" up a new Constitution for United States of America, the Constitution comes into effect in 1788.
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George Washington is elected the 1st President of The United States of America! He stays "in-office" for 4 years.
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The bill of rights guarantees individual freedoms in 1791.
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The French sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States of America, close to doubling the US's Territory.
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The United States of America have withdrawn from the Atlantic slave trade, Abolishing it in the US.
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The war of 1812 was between The US and Great Britain.
This was partly caused by the "restrictions" Great Britain put on the US during the Nepoleatic wars. -
The United States of america had an overflow of Immigrants during this time. (1820-1830)
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The Mexican war Starts in 1846, ends in 1848, and it is between the Americans, and the Mexicans.
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The Unites States of America "receive" a vast amount of Mexican territory in the wake of the Mexican war.
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The Republican Party is created.
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The Republican Party chooses Abraham Licolin to represent them as President.
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Eleven pro-slavery southern states leave from Union and form Confederate States of America, starting the civil war with abolitionist northern states.
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The Union are victorius over the Confederates, Slavary is abolished, and Licolin is assasanated. :(
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Abraham Licolin called for The Emancipation Proclamation, ant act that freed all state's slaves. (Southern States)
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The United States gains Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines and Cuba following the Spanish-American war. The United States annexes Hawaii.
