U.s. history

Important Dates In U.S.History (1600s-1900s)

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  • Establishment of Jamestown, Virginia

  • Salem Witch Trials (March 1-October 29, 1692

    Salem Witch Trials (March 1-October 29, 1692
  • Great Awakening (1730s-1740s)

  • French and Indian War (August 1756-February 10,1763)

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    Treaty of Paris 1763
  • Proclamation of 1763

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
  • Intolerable Acts

  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Thomas Paine's Common Sense
  • George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River

    George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
  • Winter at Valley Forge (December 19,1777-June 19,1778)

    Winter at Valley Forge (December 19,1777-June 19,1778)
  • Battle Of Yorktown (September 28,1781-October 19,1781)

    Battle Of Yorktown (September 28,1781-October 19,1781)
  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    Treaty of Paris 1783
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance
  • Ratification of the Constitution

    Ratification of the Constitution
  • Presidency of George Washington

    Presidency of George Washington
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Invention of the Cotton Gin
  • Whiskey Rebellion (July 1794)

    Whiskey Rebellion (July 1794)
  • Second Great Awakening (1800s-1830s)

  • Louisianna Purchase

    Louisianna Purchase
  • War of 1812 (June 18, 1812-December 24, 1814)

    War of 1812 (June 18, 1812-December 24, 1814)
  • Missouri Compromise

  • Mexican-American War (April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848

    Mexican-American War (April 25, 1846-February 2, 1848
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  • Compromise of 1850 (September 1850)

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act (Jan 1854)

  • Dred Scott Decision (March 1857)

    Dred Scott Decision (March 1857)
  • John Brown's Raid

    John Brown's Raid
  • Election of Abraham Lincoln

    Election of Abraham Lincoln
  • Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12-14, 1861)

    Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12-14, 1861)
  • Battle Of Antietam

  • Gettysburg Address

  • Battle For Atlanta (July 22,1864-September 2, 1864)

    Battle For Atlanta (July 22,1864-September 2, 1864)
  • Reconstruction (1865-1877)

    Reconstruction (1865-1877)
  • Completion of the Transcontinental Road

    Completion of the Transcontinental Road
  • Creation of Standard Oil Company (1870)

    Creation of Standard Oil Company (1870)
  • Invention of the Electric Light Bulb

    Invention of the Electric Light Bulb
  • Creation of American Federation of Labor (May 1886)

  • Battle Of Wounded Knee

    Battle Of Wounded Knee
  • Pullman Strike (Summer of 1894)

    Pullman Strike (Summer of 1894)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Spanish-American War (April 20-August 12,1898)

    Spanish-American War (April 20-August 12,1898)
  • Philippine-American War (1899-1912)

    Philippine-American War (1899-1912)
  • Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906)

    Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906)
  • Formation of NAACP

    Formation of NAACP
  • Completion of the Panama Canal

    Completion of the Panama Canal