U.S. History

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus’ 1st voyage

    left eurp to find rout to india
  • The year Jamestown was settled

    They established Jamestown, Virginia
  • End of the French and Indian war

    The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris
  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary War
  • The Declaration of Independence

    the day independence was formally declared
  • The battle of Yorktown

    was one of the most important battles of the American Revolutionary War, and ended with American and French forces, led by George Washington and Comte de Rochambeau respectively, decisively defeating a British army commanded by Lord Cornwallis.
  • The signing of the constitution

    The U. S Constitution was written in the same Pennsylvania State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed
  • President Washingtons inauguration

    The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797.
  • the invention of the cotton gin

    Invention of Cotton Gin. The cotton gin is a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
  • Buying of the Louisiana Purchase

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    The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million.
  • Lewis and Clark expedition begins

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States.
  • The Battle of Fort McHenry

    In August 1814, British forces marched on Washington, defeated U.S. forces, and burned the Capitol. Then, on September 13-14, the British attacked Fort McHenry.
  • The Battle of the Alamo

    The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio that was fought between February 23, 1836 – March 6, 1836 by Mexican forces of about 4000, under President General Santa Anna, against a handful of 180 American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico.
  • The 13th amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on January 31, 1865. The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865.
  • President lincoln’s assassination

    Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.