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Period: Mar 13, 1400 to
HISTORY OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas
Christopher Colombus completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. He was the discoverer of the New World, American continent. -
The British Thirteen Colonies
British colonization of North America, starring British immigrants who founded between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Thirteen Colonies, subject to the dominion of Great Britain. -
Mayflower
Pilgrims arrive aboard the Mayflower (was the ship that transported mostly English Pilgrims) from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Massachusetts, in 1620 -
The Independence war
the British imposed a series of new taxes while rejecting the American argument . Tax resistance, especially the Boston Tea Party of 1774, led to punishment by Parliament designed to end self-government in Massachusetts. All 13 colonies united in a Congress that led to armed conflict in April 1775. On July 4, 1776, the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson, proclaimed that all men are created equal, and founded a new nation, the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The peace treaty of 1783 gave the new nation most of the land east of the Mississippi River (except Florida). The national government established by the Articles of Confederation proved ineffectual at providing stability to the new nation, as it had no authority to collect taxes and had no executive. This happened with the general George Washington commanding. -
U.S. CONSTITUTION
U.S Constitutios is drafted in Philadelphia in 1787 -
George Whashington
George Whashington is the first U.S President -
Lousiana Pourchase
U.S nearly doubles in size with the Lousiana Pourchase -
west exploration
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States -
GOLD RUSH
This year gold was first found in California and a lot of started going there to become rich -
US CIVIL WAR
In this year start The Civil War between the states over slavery
(ttrought 1865) -
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
He became the 16th US president this year. He was assesinated in 1865. -
RIGHTS FOR AFROAMERICANS
Fifteenth Amendment is passed giving coloured people the right to vote. -
THE WORLD FIRST FLIGHT
Wright Brothers make the first flight -
FORD`S AUTOMOVILE
Ford Model T sold as first affordable automovile. -
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
U.S enters World War I ( trough 1918, actual War began 1914) -
WOMEN`S RIGHTS
Ninteenth Amedment is passed, giving woman right to vote. -
CRASH
Beginning of the Great Depression that lasted trough the 1940`s
