US history By patlor 10,000 BCE Migration from the Behring Strait 1492 Christopher columbus expedition reached the americans in 1654 First legal slave owner Period: 1700 to 1800 250 000 slaves were taken to america. Period: 1775 to 1783 It took eight years of conflict before britains gave the new nation complete independence. 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washiongton was a founding father, and became president in 1789 United states also had a constitution, this was written 1791 Founding Fathers 1807 Slave trade was banned in Period: 1861 to 1865 Slavery was a issue that led to civil war between the northern and southern states 1865 Abolished Slavery 1865 Lincoln was assassinated in 1865 1880 African americans were elected into office in the 1880 1896 Separate but equal 1954 Public schools were no longer allowed 1963 Many people took part of martin luther king speech 1965 Many people got reward in 1964 with the signing of civil rights act in 1965 The Voting Rights Act Period: 2009 to 2017 The us had the first African americans president( Barack Obama 2013 Black lives matter was founded in 2013 2021 Kamala Harris became the first female Vice president in
