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United states history

By audrey.079
  • Oct 24, 1497

    Italian born John Cabot claims North America for England

  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    u.s events

  • Jaques Caqrtier of France arrives
    Oct 24, 1534

    Jaques Caqrtier of France arrives

    He explores the Great Lakes and the St.Lawrence river.
  • Captain John Smith founds Jamestown

    Captain John Smith founds Jamestown

    Jamestown was an English colony.
  • Henry Hudson explores

    Henry Hudson explores

    Henry explored Northeastern America including the Hudson river.

  • Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian war.

  • Colonists declare independence

    Colonists declare independence

    The Declaration of Independence was created for the purpose of creating independence from England for Americans.
  • The Louisiana Purchase was signed with France

    The Louisiana Purchase was signed with France

  • The war of 1812 began

    The war of 1812 began

    The U.S began fighting with Great Britain.

  • Oregon treaty was signed

    The boundry between Canada and the U.S is established at the 49th parallel.
  • Civil war begins

    Civil war begins

    At this time Abraham Lincloln was president of the United States. There was also slavery at the time. Abe did not think we should have slavery in our country and the north agreed with him (give or take a few americans). The south wanted to keep slavery and that is how the war began.
  • Civil war ends

    Civil war ends

    After a 4-year war, the north finally won and there was a riot by the south shortly after. Abraham Lincloln was shot and killed later in the evening of the riot. Nearly the whole country,even the south, mourned his death.
  • Alaska is purchased from Russia

    Alaska is purchased from Russia

    Alaska was the 49th state to join the U.S.
  • Gold is discovered in the Yukon's Klondike

    Gold is discovered in the Yukon's Klondike

    It drove people there like bears to honey!
  • U.S enters WWl with fighting with the British and French

    U.S enters WWl with fighting with the British and French

  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins

    During the Great Depression there was little or no money and very few jobs. Most jobs were in factories.
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    The U.S felt they had no choice but to enter the war even though they would have liked to stay bout of it. The U.S began to enter WWll with the allies.
  • U.S drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    U.S drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Those 2 cities were in Japan.
  • Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon

    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon

    They landed on the moon in the U.S spacecraft Apollo 11. Neil was the first on the moon.

  • U.S sign a free trade agreement with Canada.

  • Persian gulf war begins

    Persian gulf war begins

  • NAFTA is signed between U.S, Canada, and Mexico

  • Occupation of Iraq by the U.S

    Occupation of Iraq by the U.S