U.S

By Arianna.234
  • Oct 24, 1497

    Italian born John cabot claims north america for england

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jaques cartier of france explores the great lakes and the st. lawrence river

  • captain john smith founds the english colony of jamestown

  • henry hudson explores northeastern north america including the hudson river

  • treaty of paris ends french and indian war

  • colonists declare their independence from england with the declaration of independence

  • louisiana purchase treaty signed from france

  • war of 1812 between u.s and great britain

  • oregon treaty is signed and the boundary between canada and the u.s is established at the 49th parellel (line of latitude)

  • civil war begins

  • civil war ends

  • alaska is purchased from russia

  • gold is discovered in the yukons klonlike

  • u.s enters wwi fighting with the british and french

  • great epression begins in the u.s

  • japan attaks u.s at pearl harbor u.s

  • u.s drops atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagaski

  • niel armstrong is first man to wak on the moon

  • United states sign a Free Trade Agreement

  • Perisian Gulf War

  • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed between Canada, U.S., and Mexico

  • Occupation of Iraq by the U.S.