US History

  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1449

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    Columbus found America when he was sailing to find Asia and ended up in America
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

    Jamestown was the first settlement for those to make profits
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    France made and expansion to the Ohio Valley and it made a conflict the British colonies and made this war start
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Samuel Adams and Sons of Liberty boarded ships and threw over 300 containers of tea of the ship
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    British Troops marched to Boston to seize arms of cache alarms went of and it started a fight between the two
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The right to America for Life, Liberty, and Happiness it showed freedom and how everyone is equal
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    French and Continental troops begin this increased political clout
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    This was when America was going to be governed and it was a big step to make bigger plans for the government
  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Cotton Gin sped up the cotton production and removing seeds for the cotton
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

    These were a section of laws that were passed by the federalist congress making it harder to deport foreigners
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    Land deal between the US and France 827,000 square miles of land
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    Conflict between the US and British Empire this restricts their trade
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    This decided whether the slaves were permitted or to be free
  • Andrew Jackson Election

    Andrew Jackson Election

    The 11th quadrennial presidential election
  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

    This was how information was transmitted when people were in different parts of the world
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    Financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    16,000 Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land.Many Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare. The Indian tribe was called the Cherokee
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. Initially, the United States declined to incorporate it into the union, largely because northern political interests were against the addition of a new slave state.
  • The Invention of Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

    The Invention of Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

    Thomas Edison invention of Electric light Alexander Graham Bell invention of telephone Wright Brothers invention of airplane
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    To transfer a considerable part of the territory claimed by the state of Texas to the federal government, to organize formally two new territories, the Territory of New Mexico and the Territory of Utah
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13. Confederate troops then occupied Fort Sumter for nearly four years,
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendment

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendment

    Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves. The 13th Amendment banned slavery and all involuntary servitude, except in the case of punishment for a crime.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia when Lee surrendered the Confederacy to Grant. The Confederate soldiers had suffered greatly for their cause
  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    While attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C he was shot
  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Impeach the President for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Designed to allow Rockefeller and other Standard Oil stockholders to get around state laws prohibiting one company from owning stock in another.
  • The Pullman of Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman of Homestead Strikes

    Nationwide railroad strike in the United States on a turning point for US labor law
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    Conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath
  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States