Significant Events of United States History

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  • Period: Aug 29, 1400 to

    Early U.S. History Timeline

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers Americas

    August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail for the America's. The Nina,Pinta, and Santa Maria reached America about two months later.

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims establish Jameston.
    -founders of Christianity

  • Mayflower Compact

    Was the first agreement made by majority rule. It is a very importatnt event because we still have this type of government today.

  • French and Indian War

    (1757-1763) The British & Americans fought against the French and Indians in this war because they wanted control of North America. Even though the British and Americans won it broke their relationship apart.

  • Tea Act

    Taxed tea on colonists and the money went to the East India Trading Company.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    800 British troops marched toward Concord to take their supplies. When the British reached Lexington there were 70 armed militia, also known as minutemen. The shot heard around the world!

  • Declaration of Independence

    In the Declaration of Independence it explained why the colonies wanted its independence from Britain.

  • Articles of Confederation

    (1776-1777) ratified in 1781
    First written constitution or government

  • Battle of Saratoga

    TURNING POINT
    General Burgoyne surrenders to America

  • Federalist Papers

    Convinced people to ratify the Constitution

  • Louisiana Purchase

    In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Purchase to America for $15 million. This doubled the size of the U.S.

  • Louis and Clark

    (1804-1806) first expedition of the United States

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Congress had to decide if they wanted Missouri to be a state or not. The main issue was slavery because the North did not want Missouri as a slave state and the South said they had no business saying what states could or could not do.

  • Annexation of Texas

    Leads to Mexican War

  • Compromise of 1850

    Intended to spread slavery to even out the North and South.
    -California joins as a free state
    -gave Texas $10 million
    -New Mexico and Utah were allowed to use Popular Sovereingty

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

    The people got to decide.
    WORST DECISION! leads to violence

  • Civil War

    Is the war between the Union States of the North and the Confederate states of the South
    (1861-1865)

  • Emmancipation Proclamation

    On January 1,1873 Lincoln announced that the slaves in the rebellion areas against government would be free. This free no slaves. The Emmancipation Proclamation and Lee's defeat ended any chance that France and Great Britain would intervene in the war.

  • 13th Ammendment

    The 13th ammendment was passed on Jan. 31,1865 and was ratified December 6, 1865. This abolished slavery in the United States.

  • Constitution

    The highest law of the U.S.
    Contains the Bill of Rights