US HISTORY

By Samcguire
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America By Columbus

    He started on Aug 2 1492. He had a few hardships on the way.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    People arived and wanted to make it there own

  • The French and Indian War

    It started in 1754 ended in 1763

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Sons of Liberty started a protest called the Boston Tea party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The start of the American Revolutionary War

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The United States of America gained her freedomes.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    It started Sep 28, 1781 and ended on Oct 19, 1781

  • The Constitutional Convention

    It was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It started May 27,1787 and ended on Sep 17 1787

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
    This man was the inventor of the Cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    President John Adams signed them in.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The USA Purchases Louisiana for the French.

  • The War of 1812

    Date: Jun 18, 1812 – Mar 23, 1815
    Location: Eastern and Central North America, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Congress trying to change sectional and political rivalries.

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    This is when Jackson was elected the 7th US president.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Samuel Morse (1791-1872) Invented the Telegraph in the 1830s and 40s.

  • The Trail of Tears

    Forced removals of Native Americans

  • The Panic of 1837

    Finacial Crisis in the United States it started in 1837 ended in 1843.

  • The Mexican-American War

    Dates: Apr 25, 1846 – Feb 2, 1848
    First war on foreign Soil.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    Senator Henry Clay attempted to copmromise

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Dates: Apr 12, 1861 – Apr 14, 1861
    An atack was held.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    Proclamation 95 is and was a presidential prpclamation.

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The three amendments are also know as the Civil War Amendments.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    General Tobert E. Lee Surreners his Army of the Norther Virginia

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    This is when Andrew Johnson was Impeached from office.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Standard oil is American owned.

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of these things. 1877-1880

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    Industrial lockout. Started June 30, 1892, ended July 6, 1892.

  • The Spanish-American War

    Period: April 1898 – August 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore R was the 26th President of the United States of America.