United States Of America

By madeline.974
  • Oct 24, 1497

    Italian Born John Cabot Claims North America for england

  • Period: Oct 24, 1497 to

    United States of amerrica

  • Oct 24, 1534

    Jacques Carteir of France explores the great lakes and the St.Lawerence river

  • Captian 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 thier independance from England with gthe Declaration of Indendance

  • Louisiana purchase treaty signed with France

  • War of 1812 bettween United states and Great Britain

  • Oregon treaty signed and the boundery bettween Canada and the United states is established at the 49th parallel ( line of latitude)

  • Civil war begins

  • Civil war ends

  • Alaska is purchased from Russia

  • Gold is discoverd in the Yukon's Klondike

  • United states enters WW1 fighting with the British and French

  • Great depresion begins in United States

  • Japan attakas U.S. at pearl harbor, U.S. enters WWll with the allies

  • U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hirshima and Nagasaki.

  • Neil Armstrong is first man to walk on the moon

  • United states sign a Free Trade agreement with Canada

  • persian gulf war

  • North america free trade agreement is signed between Canada the united states and mexico.

  • occupation of Iraq by the united states