History from 1492-1877 // Contessa Christian By cachrstian05 Oct 11, 1492 Christopher Columbus "Discovers" America (1) May 14, 1607 Jamestown is Founded (2) Nov 17, 1619 First African Slaves in America (3) Nov 11, 1620 The Mayflower Compact (4) Sep 8, 1636 Harvard University Founded (5) May 26, 1637 Pequot War/Mystic Massacre (6) Apr 19, 1754 French & Indian War (7) Mar 22, 1765 Britain Begins Taxing the Colonies (8) Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre (9) Sep 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party (10) Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress (11) Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord (12) Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence (13) Sep 19, 1777 The Battles of Saratoga (14) Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation (15) Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown (16) Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris (17) Sep 17, 1787 Constitution (18) Oct 27, 1787 Federalist Papers (19) Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase (20) Jun 1, 1812 War of 1812 (21) 1845 Annexation of Texas (22) Apr 12, 1861 The Civil War (23) Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation (24) Dec 8, 1863 Lincoln creates Ten Percent Plan (25) Apr 8, 1864 13th Amendment Passed (26) 1865 First Black Codes (27) Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Passed (28) Apr 17, 1870 15th Amendment Passed (29) Apr 17, 1877 The Compromise of 1877 (30)
