US History By endege Period: 12,793 BCE to 7973 BCE First people visited America 1000 Vikings visited the Americas 1492 Christopher Colombus reached the Americas 1607 Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent settlement 1654 First legal slave owner was recognized Period: 1700 to 1780 250,000 slaves were brought to America Period: 1775 to 1783 The colonies went to war against Britain 1776 Declaration of Independence was signed 1789 The Constitution was written by the founding fathers 1790 George Washington became the first US president 1791 The Bill of Rights 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assasinated Period: 1880 to 1889 African Americans were elected into office 1896 "Separate but equal" Was considered constitutional by the Supreme Court 1954 "Separate but equal" was deemed unconstitutional 1963 250,000 people attended Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech 1964 Civil Rights Act 1965 Voting Rights Act Period: 2009 to 2017 Barack Obama became the first black president 2013 Black Lives Matter movement began 2021 Kamala Harris became the first femal vice president