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This was the first settlement the English made in America. http://www.ushistory.org/us/
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The French and British people fought in order to see who would take over North America. This war lasted 9 years.
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This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. British troops had moved there to take over the colonists’ military supplies.
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British General John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga, making the turning point of the Revolutionary War.
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British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his 8,000 troops at Yorktown, Virginia. This also made a great turning point during the war.
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The written US Constitution was officially approved by the men who gathered in Philadelphia. The constitution established America’s fundamental laws.
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General George Washington was chosen to be the first leader in America. This was a monumental event because there had been no other presidents in America before him.
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The US bought land 828,000 square miles west of the Mississippi River. This is significant because now the US owned a bigger plot of land that France no longer owned.
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This event started the War of 1812.
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This legislation allowed Maine to be a free state, while Missouri was allowed to be a slave state. This maintained the power between north & south in the US to be equal.
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Gold was discovered in California which started the California Gold Rush. People from all over the country were migrating to California to obtain gold and sell it for profit.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president, and had the controversial viewpoint that all humans should be treated equally, including slaves. He contributed to the end of slavery by leading in the US Civil War.
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The US Civil war began, with two opposing sides: The Union and the Confederacy. This was a war between the northern and southern regions of the US.
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With the help of Abraham Lincoln, the Union beat the Confederacy at Gettysburg. This is significant because this made an end to the US Civil War.
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The US entered WWI, and their victory without having any alliances created pride throughout the country.
