Jefferson Timeline

  • Mar 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovery of America

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    Thomas Jefferson

    Showing facts that led up to thomas jefferson presidency
  • Roanoke established

    The colony was led by Ralph Lane
  • Jamestown

    Settlement in the colony Virginia
  • Plymouth/ Massachusetts Bay

    Colony named by John Smith
  • French and Indian War

    The war was fought between Great Britain and New France
  • Proclamation

    Forbade Settlers from settling past the Applachian Mountains
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty between Spain, the French and Great Britain
  • Revolutionary War

    War between the 13 colonies and Great Britain
  • Declaration of Independence

    Independence from Great Britain
  • Articles of Confederation

    Ratified by all 13 states and adopted by the Continental Congress
  • Treaty of Paris

    Ended the Revolutionary war and a treaty between Great Britain
  • Constitution Created

    Supreme law of the United States.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Four bills that were passed by the Federalists
  • XYZ Affairs

    Its names derives from the three diplomats from France
  • Thomas Jefferson

    The third President of the United states