Timeline for U.S. Histroy

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus landed on Bahamas on this day.
  • Jamestown

    The first english settlement in America.
  • Virgina House of Burgesses

    The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in Virginia.
  • The Plymouth Colony founded

    The Plymouth colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims. They wanted to escape religious persecution.
  • The French and Indian War

  • Proclamtion of 1763

    Closed off the frontier to colonial expansion.
  • Boston Massacre

    British troops kill five people in the mob.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Group of Colonial Patriots dress as Mahowak Indians raid a British Ship and dump all the tea.
  • First Continental Congress

    Meets in Philadelphia with 56 delegates representing every colony except Gerogia.
  • Peace Treaty

    Peace Treaty ends the Revolutionary War.
  • Northwest Ordinance

    That they can explore the west and they can admit new states in the United States.
  • George Washington

    George Washington
    He was elected president.
  • Bill of Rights

    They ratified the bill of rights on this day.
  • Ten Amendments

    The first ten amendments was added to the constitution and that was known as the Bill of Rights.
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    This was seeing that if the articles of confederation is really working out but it wasn't.
  • John Adams

    John Adams
    John Adams was elected the second president of the United States.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson was elected as the third president of the United States of America.
  • Lousiana Purchase

    The Lousiana Purchase was acquired into the Uninted States.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    he declares that any American continent are off-limits to Europe.
  • Trial of Tears

    Trial of Tears
    The Cherokee Indians had to move away from United States. Lot of Indians dies because of disesase and hunger.