U.S. History

By 24jlewis
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus 1st voyage

    Columbus's first voyage was to find a all water route to Asia.

  • The year Jamestown was settled

    Jamestown is the first permanent English settlement.

  • End of the French and Indian war

    This war lasted threw 1754 to 1763.

  • Boston Massacre

    When British soldiers shot and killed American citizen's

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first engagement of the American civil war.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    This is a declaration of laws and freedoms.

  • The battle of Yorktown

    the surrender at Yorktown, German Battle.

  • The signing of the constitution

    when the founding fathers and others signed the declaration of independence.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed.

  • President Washington's inauguration

    when george whashington was inaugurated.

  • Buying of the Louisiana Purchase

    when the united states bought Louisiana for 15 million.

  • Lewis and Clark expedition begins

    the first American expedition.

  • The Battle of Fort McHenry

    sea/land battle fought between British invaders and American defenders

  • The battle of the Alamo

    a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution