United States Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1500

    New People

    New People
    In the 1500's the Europeans came to North America which began a pattern of immegrents coming to the United States from all around the world.
  • Revolutionary War Began

    Revolutionary War Began
    The Revolutionary War began in 1775 and in 1783 the United States won against Great Britain and became a new nation.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The colonies proclaimed their freedom in the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson.
  • Revolutionary War Ends

    Revolutionary War Ends
    The Untied States won against Great Britain and became a new nation.
  • Industial Revolution

    Industial Revolution
    The Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th to 19th centuries which was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    After the War the United States gained all of Britain's territory South of Canada and west to the Mississippi. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson brought Louisiana a large territory between the Rocky Mountains and the mississippi River.
  • Civil War

    Civil War
    In the beginning of time some Americans wanted to end slavery and others could care less eventually the country split into two sides the Northern free states and the Southern slavery states but then in 1860 Abraham Lincoln a Northerner who hated slavery was elected president and wanted a law to be passed for no slave owners but then the civil war happened.
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    Most Americans wanted to stay out of the fight. Then Germany sunk many ships killing many U.S. civilians the U.S. joined the war in 1917
    to help their allies win.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    In 1929 stock prices plunged and many people lost their money. Which started the Greay Depression. Many people lost their jobs and ended up dieing because they couldn't buy their family food.
  • Dust Bowl

    Dust Bowl
    The Dust Bowl was in the Great plains that suffered drought and dust storms.
  • World War 2

    World War 2
    After World War 2 the United States becames a leader For decades they were competed with Communist Soviet
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The Cold War was a long period of tension between the democracies of the Western World and the communist countries of Eastern Europe.
  • Cora's Birthday

    Cora's Birthday
    I was born and July 25, 2001. Not really for the U.S. history but in my familys' history.
  • September 11 (9/11)

    September 11 (9/11)
    9/11 was a horrible tragedy that happend 2001 so many people died that day. But some did live again a horrible day in history
  • Obama Became President

    Obama Became President
    Barake Obama was the 44th president to be elected and also the first African American president which lead to Obama care.
  • Chris Rosengren won The Super Lawyer Award

    Chris Rosengren won The Super Lawyer Award
    July 7, 2014 Chris Rosengren won the Super lawyer Award which was an amazing award to recive. This award is given to 5% which is 1 out of 20 lawyers whoget this reward.