US History Timeline

  • Roanaoke

    Roanaoke

    Lost Colony
  • James Town

    James Town

    First Permannt english settlement
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses

    First representive assembly
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    Formed the first self government
  • Roger Williams

    Roger Williams

    Founded Provinence of Rhode Island
  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act

    Suited english needs
  • William Penn

    William Penn

    Mad payments for Pennsylivania
  • Witchcraft delusion

    Witchcraft delusion

    Alleged witches executed by special court.
  • Great Awakening

    Great Awakening

    Riots, religion, revival began
  • John Peter Zenger

    John Peter Zenger

    He found Zengers Trial
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    Began when French occupied Ft. Duquesne. British moved Acadian French from Nova Scotia To Louisiana.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Placed duties on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and run in colonies, to pay French and Indian War debts.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Requiring colonist to house british troops, went into effect on march 24.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Levied taxes on glass, painters, lead, paper, and tea. In 1770 all duties except the tea were repealed.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British troops fired on Mar 5 into boston mob, killed 5 including Crispus Attucks, a black man, reportedly leader of group; later called Boston Massacre.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Protest the tea tax.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Of Parliment curtaled Massachusetts self-rule barred use of Boston Harbor will tea was paid for.
  • Continental Congress

    Continental Congress

    Held in Philidilphia, called for civil disobedience against british.
  • Patrick Henry

    Patrick Henry

    Addressed Virginia convention. "Give me liberty or give me death"
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    Beginning of the Revoloutionary War.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Famous pro-independence pamphlet by Thomas Paine, quickly sold 100,000 copies.
  • Decleration Of Independence

    Decleration Of Independence

    Written my Tomas Jefferson.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    adopted by Continental congress.
  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

    Turning point of the Revolutionary War.
  • John Paul Jones

    John Paul Jones

    On the Bonhomme, Richard defeated Serapis in British North Sea waters.
  • Yorktown

    Yorktown

    George Washington Led this war. It also was a decived victory by a combined assult of american forces.
  • Treaty Of Paris

    Treaty Of Paris

    Regonizing American independence. And britian also signed it
  • Constitutional convention

    Constitutional convention

    Opened in Philidelphia may 25th with washington presiding .
  • Northwest Ordinance

    Northwest Ordinance

    Adoptedjuly 13th by continental congress for northwest territory, north of Ohio River, west of New York; made rules for statehood.
  • George Washington

    George Washington

    Chosen President by all electors voting.
  • Bill Of Rights

    Bill Of Rights

    Submitted to states.
  • Cottin Gin

    Cottin Gin

    Reviving Southern slavery.
  • Washingtons Farewell Address

    Washingtons Farewell Address

    Warned against permanent alliances with forign powers, big public debt, large military establishment, and devices of "small, artful, enterprising minority."
  • Louisisana Purchase

    Louisisana Purchase

    Doubled U.S. area.
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

    expidition ordered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now northwest
  • Robert Fulton

    Robert Fulton

    made the first pratical steamboat trip; left New York city.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    had 3 main causes. britain ciezed U.S. ships trading with
    France. Britian had seized 4,000 naturalized U.S. sailors by 1810. Britian armed Indians. who raided western border.
  • "The Star Spangled Banner"

    "The Star Spangled Banner"

    British fleet failed, which inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to "Star Spangled Banner".
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Bill passed my congress, Mar 3. Slavery was allowed in Missouri, but not west of the mississipi river.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    Opposing European intervention in the Americas, enunciated by Pres. James Monroe.
  • Trail Of Tears

    Trail Of Tears

    Cherokee Indians forced to walk the Trail Of Tears from Georgia to Oklahoma starting in October.
  • First Telegraph Line

    First Telegraph Line

    Ventor Samuel F.B. Morse from washington to Baltimore.
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Providing for citizenship of all persons born or naturalized in U.S.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    Making race no bar to voting rights.
  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton

    Founded the red cross.