History Timeline By Chandl3r04 Period: 1492 to 1877 History Timeline Oct 12, 1492 1. Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas. May 14, 1607 2. Jamestown founded (first permanent English settlement) Nov 21, 1620 3. Pilgrims land at Plymouth; Mayflower Compact signed. 1630 4. Massachusetts Bay Colony founded by Puritans. 1692 5. Salem Witch Trials. Sep 9, 1739 6. Stono Rebellion (slave uprising in South Carolina) Feb 10, 1763 7. Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War; Britain gains territory. 1765 8. Stamp Act sparks colonial protest. Mar 5, 1770 9. Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 10. Boston Tea Party Mar 31, 1774 11. Intolerable Acts passed. Aug 2, 1776 12. Declaration of Independence signed. Oct 17, 1777 13. Battle of Saratoga (turning point of Revolution) Oct 19, 1781 14. Surrender at Yorktown. Apr 30, 1789 15. George Washington inaugurated as first President 1791 17. Whiskey Rebellion. Dec 15, 1791 16. Bill of Rights ratified. Apr 30, 1803 18. Louisiana Purchase doubles U.S. territory May 14, 1804 19. Lewis and Clark Expedition explores the West Jun 18, 1812 20. War of 1812 with Britain Mar 2, 1836 21.Texas declares independence from Mexico Sep 18, 1850 22. Compromise of 1850 (includes Fugitive Slave Act) Mar 6, 1857 23. Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision Dec 20, 1860 24. Abraham Lincoln elected President; South begins seceding. Apr 12, 1861 25. Confederate attack on Fort Sumter (Civil War begins) Jan 1, 1863 26. Emancipation Proclamation issued. Jul 1, 1863 27. Battle of Gettysburg (turning point of Civil War) Apr 9, 1865 28. Lee surrenders at Appomattox; Civil War ends Apr 14, 1865 29. Lincoln assassinated 1877 30. Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction 2025 Most significant event
