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Period: 1490 to 1506
the discovery of America
from when Christopher first set sail to the year he died -
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the Settlement of Jamestown
from when they picked the spot to when they decided they didn't want to keep it a town -
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the French and Indian war
from when the French moved into the Ohio river valley to when they signed the peace treaty -
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The invention of the cotton gin
from when Eli Whitney was born to when he died -
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the Boston tea party
from when parliament passed the Townshend act to when they reapplied the taxation of colonies act 1778 -
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
from when Andrew Jackson was born to when Andrew Jackson dies -
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
from when Paul revere started his ride to when the concords defeated the redcoats. -
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The Declaration of Independence
from when Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston appointed to a committee to draft a declaration of independence to when Congress orders that signed copies of the Declaration of Independence printed by Mary Katherine Goddard of Baltimore be sent to the states. -
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the battle of Yorktown
from when The Allied army leaves Williamsburg, marches to Yorktown, and begins to invest the British works. to when The British garrison at Yorktown marches to Surrender Field to lay down their arms. -
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The Constitutional Convention
from when Thomas Jefferson goes abroad to serve as the American minister in Paris. to when Thomas Jefferson announces the ratification of the Bill of Rights -
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The Compromise of 1850
from when The Treaty of Paris resulted in Britain ceding territory to the U.S. to when the civil war started. -
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The Missouri Compromise
from when The basis of the federal government is formed to when the growing gulf between the North and South just couldn't go on peacefully any longer. -
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
from when France had a bit of a head-chopping addiction in 1792, known as the French Revolution. to when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump brought up Roosevelt's use of the Alien Enemies Act, this time to justify Trump's promise to ban Muslims from entering the country. -
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The Louisiana Purchase
from when the Slaves in the French sugar colony of Saint-Domingue launch a massive uprising against the island's planters and French colonial rule. to the travels of Louis and Clark. -
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the invention of the light blub
from The first Arc Lamp being made to the LED bulb. -
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The War of 1812
to when the U.S. Navy clashes with HMS Belvidere to when the USS Constitution defeats HMS Cyane and HMS Levant -
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the trail of tears
from when Autonomous tribes were living in the Deep South to when The capital city of Tahlequah was established as capital of the Cherokee nation with the adoption of the Cherokee constitution. -
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The Panic of 1837
from when the global economic crises known as the Panic of 1837 begins with the failure of New York City banks and unemployment which would reach record levels. to when Martin Van Buren was inaugurated as President -
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the invention of the telegraph
from when Morse sent his first message to when they ended the telegraph service after 120 years -
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The Mexican-American War
from when James K. Polk assumes Presidency in the United States. to when the Mexican and U.S. negotiators sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
from when George M. Pullman debuts the very popular Pullman sleeper cars to when Debs and his codefendants are sentenced to three–six months in prison. -
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
from when U.S. Major Robert Anderson evacuates Fort Moultrie and his garrison relocates to Fort Sumter. to when A night time Union naval attack fails to retake Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The attack is directed by Admiral John Dahlgren -
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The Emancipation Proclamation
from when President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation to when the Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the permanent abolition of slavery in the United States. -
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
from when The Standard Oil Trust was formed to when the standard oil company split up and now has multiple different places. -
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the 13, 14, and 15th amendments
to when the 13th amendment was passed to when the 15th amendment was passes -
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
from the day a group of people decided to kidnap Abraham Lincoln to when John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. -
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
from when The Battle of Appomattox Court House was fought to when the Civil War had come to an end. -
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
from when President Johnson vetoes the Tenure of Office Act to when The trial is over. -
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the telephone
from when Alexander Graham Bell discovers the principle of the telephone to apple creating the iPhone 13 Promax. -
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The Spanish-American War
from Wreck of the battleship USS Maine to Spain and the United States agree to the Treaty of Paris. -
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
from when President McKinley was shot at Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, NY, while Roosevelt is hiking in the Adirondacks. to when Signs Appropriations Act that includes an increase in the salary of the President from $50,000 to $75,000