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Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement in America. -
Tobacco saved the Jamestown colony and opened the door to future British settlement.
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The House of Burgesses, the first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia.
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An agreement that forms the basis of the colony's government. -
Due to political unrest in England, King Charles I was executed. -
The colonial population is estimated at 50,400.
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In Virginia, the first law was passed to help define the nature of slavery in the colonies. Children were born into slavery.
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Another Native conflict arose in New England when Wampanoags, led by a native called Metacom, attacked British colonists in Swansea. It ended with the colonists putting King Phillip's head on a pole and showing it off.
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A group of colonists led by Nathaniel Bacon began openly attacking all Natives in the area through their claim of self-defense. The group disbanded when Bacon died of dysentery.
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The Revolution was peaceful and bloodless, resulting in it being called 'glorious.' The colonies rejoiced because the new monarch cemented Protestantism as the main British religion.
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The First Continental Congress took place. This was a meeting of the delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. The meeting was convened to discuss the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament.
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To punish Boston and the colony of Massachusetts, the parliament passed a number of new Acts, known as the Intolerable Acts.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first armed engagement between British forces and the American revolutionaries.
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This declaration said that the 13 American colonies were no longer under British rule and considered themselves as independent entities.
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In the first battle, the British were victorious but they couldn’t break through American lines to achieve their actual objective.
In the second battle, the American army was decisively victorious. The whole British army was surrounded and forced to surrender. -
Great Britain officially accepted its defeat and recognized the independence of the United States of America.
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Federalist Papers were essays and articles which explained the new Constitution of the United States. Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
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Comprised of a total of 10 amendments. These amendments were mainly concerned with basic rights of U.S. citizens such as the right to assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and legal rights.
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British put taxes on the colonies' whiskey. It adversely affected the small producers in Virginia and Pennsylvania who started protesting against the tax.
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An American President came to live in it for the first time. President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams took up residence in the White House.
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Jefferson buys Louisiana from France, doubling the size of the country
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U.S. founding fathers Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton fight a duel; Hamilton is killed and Burr is ruined.
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Indigenous peoples led by Tecumseh fight and lose a major battle opposing White settlement.
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Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered after a devastating loss, ending the Napoleonic Wars in Europe.
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The U.S. election that made John Quincy Adams president is bitterly contested and must be resolved by the House of Representatives.
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The election of Andrew Jackson was no less bitter than the previous one, and Jackson's inaugural party nearly wrecked the White House.
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An English-born house painter attempts to assassinate Jackson, but the president beats him up.
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A tragic siege at the Alamo became a legendary battle in the Texas War for Independence.
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Breaks the previous compromises over enslavement.
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The United States is torn by the Civil War.