U.S.

By preston.236
  • Oct 24, 1497

    John Cabot claims North America

    Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England.
  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    U.S.

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jacques Carter explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River

    Jacques Carter of France explores the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.

  • John Smith founds Jamestown

    Captin John founds the English colony of Jamestown.

  • Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North America.

    Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North America including the Hudson River.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Colonists declare their independence from England with the Declaration of Independence.

  • Louisiana Purchase Treaty

    Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed with France.

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812 between United States and Great Britain.

  • Oregon Treaty signed

    Oregon Treaty signed and the boundary between Canada and the United States is established at the 49th parallel (line of latitudde).

  • Civil War begins

  • Civil War ends

  • Alaska is purchased from Russia

  • Gold is discovered in the Yukon's Kondike

  • United States enters WWI fighting.

    United States enters WWI fighting with the British nd French

  • Great Depression begins in the U.S.

  • Japan attacks U.S

    Japan attacks U.S. at Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII with the Allies.

  • U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Neil Armstrong is first man to walk on the moon

  • United States sign a Free Trade Agreement with Canada

  • Persian Gulf War

  • North American Free Trade Agreement is signed between Canada, the United States, and Mexico

  • Occupation of Iraq by the United States