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Period: Oct 12, 1442 to
US history A timespan
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria land in the bahamas and discover America. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
On may 13th, 1607, a small colony from England chose Jamestown to be the first permant settlement in America. The settlers acually named Jamestown after King James. -
The start of the French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was started when their was a debate of whether the upper Ohio river valley was part of the British Empire or the French Empire. After the British army sends George Washington to go march over to this valley and protect the virginian claim over it, he attacks a small troop of French soldiers and then starts the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 a group of American colonists dumped 342 boxes of tea into the harbor as an act of noncompliance to the British government. -
The Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 a group of American colonists dumped 342 boxes of tea into the harbor as an act of noncompliance to the British government. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington And Concord was started when the British tried to stop the possibility of a revolution by basically trying to steal all of the weapons of the American Colonists. The war started when one person let off a shot and everyone followed. -
The Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776 the American Congress decided that they wanted independence from England so they wrote and printed about 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence and signed it. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The American Colonstists and French bombarded Yorktown against the British. After three weeks of nonstop bombardment, the British surrendered and America was then independent. -
The end of the Battle of Yorktown
After three weeks of nonstop bombardment, the British surrendered and America is then independent. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was an event that decided how America was going to be governed. The convention went from May 14, to December 17,1778. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin was invented in 1794 by Eli Whitney. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts are signed
John Adams signs the The Alien and Sedition Acts on The Alien and Sedition Acts in fear of war with France. -
The Louisiana Purchase is signed
The Louisiana Purchase was a deal with France that was signed on April 30th,1803. Where the United States bought 15 million worth of land west of the mississippi for about 4 cents per acre. -
The War of 1812 starts
The The War of 1812 starts when America goes to war because the British Restricts American trade. In addition the americans really wanted to expand their territory. -
The War of 1812 ends
The Treaty of Ghent ends the war of 1812 in a draw. -
The Missouri Compromise is passed
The Missouri Compromise was passed by the house on March 2nd, 1820. The Missouri Compromise caused Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a slave free state. This separated the north and the south states. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson is elected in the 1828 election. This election is crucial because it is the first election to win by number of voters than political organization. It also introduced the two party system similar to what we see in today's political system. -
The Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was a path that the Cherokee indians took to Oklahoma after being driven out by Andrew Jackson's indian removal scheme. This policy of Jackson's took place from 1831-1850. -
The Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial catastophe where profits, wages, and prices went down along with unemployment rates going up and westward expansion slowing down. -
The invention of the first working telegraph
The first telegraph was invented in 1843 by Samuel F.B. Morse. The first message was sent from Washington D.C. to Baltimore on May 4th, 1844. The message read, "What hath God wrought?" -
The Mexican-American War begins.
The Mexican-American War was a war over the land of texas and whether it was the mexicans or the american's territory. -
End of the Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War ended when the Mexican's reatreated due to advancing american forces and that then lead to the signing of the Treaty of Guadaupe Hidaglo which brought the war to an end. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a set 5 bills that were meant to be possble solutions to resolve the brewing civil war between the north and south. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
On the morning of Aprl 12, 1861, the confederates of the south fired on Fort Sumter, which officially started the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a procalmation that basically gave slaves freedom in the united states. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust created a system of oil companies throughout the U.S. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was when the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered after being driven back significantly. Therefore, ending America's Civil War. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was when the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered after being driven back significantly. Therefore, ending America's Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assasinated at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
Andrew Johnson is charged for violating the Tenure of Office Act. He is then impeached. -
Passing of the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments passed between 1865-1870. The 13th amendment got rid of slavery. The 14th amendment gave people born in the Uninted states citizenship. -
The invention of the telephone
The telephone is was most likely created sometime between 1876-1877. But its unsure on who was the inventor. -
The invention of the electric light
The first electric light was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 -
The Homestead Strikes
The Homestead Strikes were a series of contentious protests/strikes that were between steel workers and steel employers. -
The Pullman Strikes
The Pullman Strikes werea railroad boycott that was caused when there was a wage decrease. -
The Spanish-American War is started
The Spanish-American War was mainly started due to a mysteriously sinking of a spanish battleship. -
Ending of The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War ended after signing the Treaty of Paris -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt became president after Mckinley was assasinated by Leon Czolgosz in 1901. -
The invention of the airplane
On December 17, 1903, the Write brothers make the first sucessful plane.
