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1000
The Mississippians
The Mississippian culture develops along the Mississippi River and the Ohio River. These people are known for building large mounds which can still be seen today. -
1400
The Tribes In The USA
The United States is inhabited by various historic tribes across the land such as the Apache, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Navajo, and Sioux. -
1492
Christopher Colombus
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas. -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon visits Florida. -
1540
Hernando de Soto
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explores the Southeast. -
1565
St. Agustine
St. Augustine is established as the first permanent settlement in the United States. -
John Smith
The Jamestown settlement is founded by John Smith. -
The Mayflower
The Mayflower lands with the pilgrims at Plymouth. -
Massachusetts Bay
The Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded. -
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials take place in Massachusetts. -
The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war begins between Great Britain and France. Both ally with different Native American tribes. -
The British
The British win the French and Indian War gaining most of France's territory in North American. -
The British Goberment
The British government imposes the Stamp Act on the colonies. The colonies protest with the Stamp Act Congress. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurs. -
Protest The Tea Act
Bostonians protest the Tea Act with the Boston Tea Party dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress is held. The British government imposes the Intolerable Acts on the colonies. -
The Revolutinary War
The Revolutionary War begins with the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The Second Continental Congress is held. The Battle of Bunker Hill occurs. -
The American Colonies
The American colonies declare their independence as the United States of America. -
The Continental Army
The Continental Army stays at Valley Forge for the winter. -
The British And Yorktown
The British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. The Articles of the Confederation were ratified by the colonies. -
The End of The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War officially ends with the Treaty of Paris. -
The Constitution
The Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention. -
George Washington
George Washington becomes the first President of the United States. -
Bill Of Rights
The Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments. -
The Cotton
The cotton gin is invented by Eli Whitney. -
Louisiana
The size of the United States is nearly doubled with the Louisiana Purchase from France. -
Lewis And Clark
Explorers Lewis and Clark set out on their journey to the Pacific Ocean. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 begins against Great Britain. -
The End Of The War
U.S. troops led by Andrew Jackson defeat the British at the Battle of New Orleans. -
James Monroe
The Monroe Doctrine is declared by President James Monroe. -
The Battle Of The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo takes place in Texas. -
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is forced to march from the Southeast to Oklahoma in what is known as the Trail of Tears. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War begins. -
Prospectors travel to California
Prospectors travel to California in the California Gold Rush. -
John Brown
Abolitionist John Brown leads a raid on Harper's Ferry. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected president. -
Civil War
The American Civil War begins. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Union Army wins the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in the South. -
Then March to The sea
Union General Sherman makes his famous "march to the sea." -
The end of the Civil War
The American Civil War comes to an end with General Robert E. Lee surrendering at the Appomattox Court House. President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. -
Slavery
Slavery is outlawed by the Thirteenth Amendment. -
Alaska
Alaska is purchased from Russia. -
The First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed. -
The Telephone
The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell. -
The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is founded by Clara Barton. -
Basketball
Basketball is invented by James Naismith. -
The First Airplane
The airplane is invented by the Wright Brothers. They make their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. -
The Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America is founded. -
World War I
The United States joins World War I on the side of the Allies declaring war on Germany. -
President Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson issues his Fourteen Points on World War I. -
Woman Can Vote
Women gain the right to vote through the Nineteenth Amendment. -
The First Trans-Atlantic Flight
The first trans-Atlantic flight is made by Charles Lindbergh. -
Wall Street And The Great Depression
Wall Street crashes and the Great Depression begins. -
The Dust Bowl
Severe drought in the Midwest causes the Dust Bowl. -
The Social Security Act
The Social Security Act is signed into law. -
Walt Disney
Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is released as the first full length animated movie. -
World War II
World War II begins. The U.S. is initially neutral. -
The Bomb Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The U.S. joins World War II on the side of the Allies. -
The Invasion Of Normandy
The U.S. takes part in the Invasion of Normandy. -
The Bomb Hiroshima
Germany surrenders and the U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. World War II comes to an end. -
The Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not giving up her seat on the bus. -
The Bay Of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion takes place in Cuba. -
The Cuban Missile
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. The Soviet Union ends up removing its missiles from Cuba. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his "I have a dream" speech at the March on Washington. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed. -
The Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl is held. -
Martin Luther King Jr. is Died
Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated. -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon. -
John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
Richard Nixon
President Richard Nixon resigns over the Watergate Scandal. -
The Space Shuttle Challenger
The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff. -
The Gulf War
The Gulf War begins as Iraq invades Kuwait. -
The Terrorist Attacks
The 9-11 terrorist attacks occur when hijacked passenger planes crash into the World Trade Center towers and The Pentagon. -
The Iraq War
The Iraq War begins as the U.S. and other countries invade Iraq. -
Barack Obama
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President of the United States.
