U.S History Timeline

By TayeM11
  • Jamestown Established

    Jamestown Established

    Men and boys settled In Jamestown and named it after their king James I
  • 7 Year War

    7 Year War

    This war provided great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The British passed the stamp act to help replenish their finances
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    This was very helpful to the revolutionary war
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Gave the colonists motivation to stand up for their rights
  • Revolutionary War

    Revolutionary War

    It was for the freedom from the greatest military force of its time
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    This contains our goals or ideals of our nation
  • The Swamp Fox

    The Swamp Fox

    Known as Francis Marion and was known for his cunning and resourcefulness
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The importance was that Cornwallis surrendered to Washington as French and American forces trapped the British
  • Constitution Is Ratified

    The ratifying conventions served the necessary functions
  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

    • This changed the the relationship between the rulers and those they governed
    • Louis XVI was exacuted
  • Washington Becomes President

    Washington Becomes President

    Opened a path to influence Presidents moving forward
  • John Adams Becomes Presidant

    John Adams Becomes Presidant

    This was important because he was a one of the presidents in our society
  • Thomas Jefferson Buys Louisiana for the U.S

    Louisiana ended up doubling the size of the united state because of Thomas Jefferson
  • Alexander Hamilton Dies

    Alexander Hamilton Dies

    He helped write 51 out of the 85 installments of the federalist papers
    before he passed