U.S. History / up to 1945 By smitha@aaps.k12.mi.us 1607 Jamestown 1620 Pilgrims @ Plymouth 1630 Puritans @ Massachusetts Bay 1754 French and Indian War begins 1763 French and Indian War ends Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected President Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President Apr 12, 1861 U.S. Civil War Begins 1865 U.S. Civil War ends Apr 14, 1865 President Lincoln assassinated Nov 3, 1868 Ulysses S. Grant elected President Mar 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant becomes President Nov 7, 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes elected President Mar 5, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President Nov 2, 1880 James A. Garfield elected President Mar 4, 1881 James A. Garfield becomes President Jul 2, 1881 James A. Garfield assassinated Sep 19, 1881 Chester A. Arthur becomes President Oct 26, 1881 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Nov 6, 1888 Benjamin Harrison elected President Mar 4, 1889 Benjamin Harrison becomes President