united states historic events

By alyssa.881
  • Aug 20, 1497

    italian born john cabot claims north Ameriva for england

  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    united states

  • Nov 18, 1534

    jacques cartier of france explores the great lakes and the st. lawrence river

  • captain john smith founds the english colony of jamestown

  • henry hudson explores northeastern north america including the hudson river

  • treaty of paris ends french and indian war

  • colonists declare their independence from england with the declaration of independence

  • louisiana purchase treaty sighed with france

  • war of 1812 between united states and great britain

  • oregon treaty sighed and the boundery between canada and the united states established at the 49th parallel line of latitude

  • civil war began

  • civil war ends

  • alaska is purchased from russia

  • gold is discovered in the yukon's klondike

  • united states enters wwi fighting with the british and french

  • great depression begins in the U.S

  • japan attacks U.S. at pearl harbor, U.S. enters wwll with the allies.

  • U.S. drops atomic bonb on hiroshima and nagasaki.

  • neil armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon

  • united states sign a free trade agreement with canada

  • persian gulf war

  • north american free trade agreement NAFTA is signed between canada the united states and mexico

  • occupation of iraq by the united states