US History through 1877

Jamestown

Jan 1, 1607

First english settlement

Mayflower Compact

Jan 1, 1620

French and Indian War

Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763

Treaty of Paris 1763

Feb 10, 1763

Ended the French and Indian War

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

started the Revolutionary War

Declaration of Indepedence

Jul 4, 1776

Declared America free of Britain

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Turning point of the Revolutionary War

Battle of Saratoga (2)

Oct 7, 1777

another date

Articles of Confederation

Nov 15, 1777

Valley Forge

Dec 19, 1777

Washington's camp site; No battle was fought here. Ended June 19, 1778

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

End of the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris 1783

Sep 3, 1783

ended the American Revolution

Constitutional Convention

Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787

Washingtions Term

Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797

Whiskey Rebellion

Period: Jan 1, 1791 to Jan 1, 1795

Washington's Farewell Address

Sep 17, 1796

John Adam's Term

Period: Mar 4, 1797 to Mar 4, 1801

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

Gadsden Purchase

Jul 4, 1803

War of 1812

Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 16, 1815

Florida getting addeed to a state

Mar 3, 1845

Mexican Session

Feb 2, 1848

Oregon Territory

Aug 14, 1848

Oregon Territory added into the US

Lincoln's Inauguration

Mar 4, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

Civil War

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Civil War

Battle of Vicksburg ended July 4th

May 18, 1863

Civil War

Battle of Gettysburg ended the 3rd

Jul 1, 1863

Civil War

Appomattox Court House

Apr 9, 1865

Civil War