United States Of America By madeline.974 Oct 24, 1497 Italian Born John Cabot Claims North America for england Period: Oct 24, 1497 to Oct 24, 2003 United States of amerrica Oct 24, 1534 Jacques Carteir of France explores the great lakes and the St.Lawerence river Oct 24, 1607 Captian John Smith founds the English colony of Jamestown Oct 24, 1609 Henry Hudson explores Northeastern North america including the hudson river Oct 24, 1763 Treaty of Paris ends French and indian War Oct 24, 1776 colonists declare thier independance from England with gthe Declaration of Indendance Oct 24, 1803 Louisiana purchase treaty signed with France Oct 24, 1812 War of 1812 bettween United states and Great Britain Oct 24, 1846 Oregon treaty signed and the boundery bettween Canada and the United states is established at the 49th parallel ( line of latitude) Oct 24, 1861 Civil war begins Oct 24, 1865 Civil war ends Oct 24, 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia Oct 24, 1896 Gold is discoverd in the Yukon's Klondike Oct 24, 1917 United states enters WW1 fighting with the British and French Oct 24, 1929 Great depresion begins in United States Oct 24, 1941 Japan attakas U.S. at pearl harbor, U.S. enters WWll with the allies Oct 24, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hirshima and Nagasaki. Oct 24, 1969 Neil Armstrong is first man to walk on the moon Oct 24, 1989 United states sign a Free Trade agreement with Canada Oct 25, 1991 persian gulf war Oct 25, 1994 North america free trade agreement is signed between Canada the united states and mexico. Oct 25, 2003 occupation of Iraq by the united states