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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of American by Columbus
Christopher Columbus led his 3 ships to head west to Asia but made it to the Americas it is important because it is how this country came to be -
The Settlement of Jamestown
The beginning of a journey to Virginia to officiate the permanent settlement of English in North America -
The invention of the telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph which transmitted messages through telegraph lines -
The French and Indian War
The French's attempt to expand into the Ohio River created conflict with the British -
The Boston Tea Party
American Rebels had disguised themselves as Indians and dumped tea into the Boston River in protest of the over taxation placed by the British -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The beginning of the American Revolution, British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
The Declaration of Independence
Agreement liberating colonist from the British king and his laws -
The Battle of Yorktown
The last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. George Washington lead the Continental Army and won a decisive victory against the British Army -
The Constitutional Convention
Delegates argued major issues like the makeup of the legislature and the effect of slavery on representation. -
The invention of the cotton gin
U.S born citizen, Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin which revolutionized and speed the procces of removing seeds from cotton -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Fthatour laws that were passed by the Federalist controlled Congress as America prepared for war with France. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French for 50 million francs. -
The War of 1812
British attempted to restrict U.S. trade by setting up blockades -
The Missouri Compromise
admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and barred slavery from the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 degres parallel -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
The Presdential election was basically a rematch against John Adams and Andrew Jackson -
The Panic of 1837
Financial crisis in the United States that lasted till the 1840's -
The Trail of Tears
The forced removal of Native Americans from their home land -
The Mexican-American War
U.S and Mexican war over the United States wanting to expanding their land into Mexico and Mexico refusing to sell -
The Compromise of 1850
The admission of California as a free state, strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law, popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico concerning the question of slavery, the abolition of the slave trade in D.C as well as the federal assumption of Texas's debt. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the Confederate States Army. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abrham Linclon declares all slaves free -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Kown as civil war laws, freeing slaves -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Brought 4 year civil war to an end -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln was murdered by a well known on stage actor, John Wilikes while at a play, he was shot -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
House of reps decided to impeach president Andrew Johnson for misdeameners and high crimes -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Largest oil refinery in the world of its time, a corporation in Ohio -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
Workers belonging to the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers struck the Carnegie Steel Company to protest wage cuts. -
The Spanish-American War
The United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine, ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
Light: Thomas Edison
Telephone: Alexander Grahm
Airplane: Whright Brothers -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Became president after the death of Willian McKinely who was assinated
