U.S. history timeline

  • Jamestown founded

    Jamestown founded

  • Virginia house of burgesses

    Virginia house of burgesses

    First Form of represenatation in colonies.
  • Mayflower compact

    Mayflower compact

  • fundemental orders of the constitution

    fundemental orders of the constitution

    Said to be Americas first written constitution.
  • townshed act

    townshed act

    Pay tax on imported goods.Also repeated most of the taxes except tea.
  • French and indian war

    French and indian war

    The French and Indian War was the last war in the Colonial War. It was a battle between the English and French for Colonial Domination in North America.
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763

    Reconginzed Indians right to the land.
  • currency act

    currency act

    Takes control of colonial ccurrency.Can only get money through Britain
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act was the Act were soldiers were allowed to break into peoples houses and live there. The people had to feed and help the soldiers.
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    tax on everything
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

  • tea act

    tea act

    Dropped price on tea, but merchants refused to unload the tea from british ships.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    These acts were to made to make the colonist pay for the tea and to keep them from planning other attacks.Stoped all trade with Boston and Britain.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Decleration of independence

    Decleration of independence

  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown

  • treaty of paris

    treaty of paris

  • bill of rights

    bill of rights

  • john adams takes office

    john adams takes office

  • thomas jefferson takes office

    thomas jefferson takes office

  • marbury vs madison

    marbury vs madison

    Marbury vs Madison was a rivalry that began when Madison was making letters for his votes to be in congress were not able to be sent because his term was over and Jefferson commanded them to not send them. Marbury was one of them and he filed a lawsuit because he wasnt able to go to congress.
  • lousiiana purchase

    lousiiana purchase

  • lewis and clark expidition

    lewis and clark expidition