U.S History Timeline -Elise McGannon

Colombus "Discovers" America

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Colombus was a Spanish Explorer. He was the first European since the Vikings to discover the New World. But he technically didn't discover the New World. He was just one of the leaders of the many voyages that set out to find the New World.

John Cabot claims North America for England

Jun 24, 1497

John Cabot was an Italion Explorer.On June 24, 1497, John Cabot claimed Enlgand, behalf of England's King Henry VII to what thereafter would be called Newfoundland.

Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes and the the St. Lawrence River

May 10, 1534

Cartier was a French Explorer who on May 10 sailed across the ocean to the Newfoundland and explored parts of it. Later he established his countries claim ,to the present day Canada, while exploring the St. Lawrence River.

Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Walter Raleigh

Jul 4, 1585

Raleigh set out on an expadition on April 27, 1585 to explore the Eastern Coast of North America. He arrived on Roanoke Island on July 4th and then established it as a colony with the local natives.

Captain John Smith explorer and founder of Jamestown

May 14, 1607

In 1606 John Smith went on a voyage with many others to find land and start a colony. When they arrived in 1607, Smith was designated to be one of the leaders of the new colony, James Town.

Twenty slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves importedinto Britain’s North American colonies. Like indentured servants, they were probably freed aftera fixed period of service.

Jan 1, 1619

A dutch trader sold 20 slaves to Jamestown people.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists who were aboard the Mayflower and sailed across the Atlantic. All the adult male members singed it.

Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier,Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts.

Oct 9, 1636

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

The English Bill of Rights is a re-statement from the Decleration of Right, inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England.

Proclamation of 1763 by King George III

Oct 7, 1763

The reason for the Proclamation of 1763 was to organize Great Britian's new North American empire and to create relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade.

1766 - Stamp Act

Mar 18, 1765

A direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act said that many printed materials in the colonies be printed on stamped paper, produced by London.

Santa Claus - Colonial America

Oct 9, 1773

A fictional character based on several different stories. Known for wearing either green or red suits and delivering presents on Christmas Eve.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Announced the the 13 American Colonies, currently at war with Great Britian, declared themselves as independent states, and no longer part of the British Empire.

Vermont is 1st colony to free all slaves

Oct 9, 1777

Vermont is the first of the thirteen colonies to abolish slavery and enfranchise all adult
males.

1787 Articles of Confederation

Mar 1, 1781

Articles of Confederation is the first constitution of the 13 colonies stated an agreement among the 13 states founding the legally established United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states.

Constitution

Sep 17, 1787

A national constitution to replace the Articles Of Confederation.

Delaware Dec. 7, 1787

Dec 7, 1787

Home of the first log cabins in North America, built in 1683 by Swedish immigrants

Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787

Dec 12, 1787

Home of he first magazine in America: the American Magazine, published in Philadelphia for 3 months in 1741

New Jersey

Dec 18, 1787

Home of the world's first drive-in movie theater, built in 1933 near Camden

Georgia

Jan 2, 1788

Home of the Girl Scouts, founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912

Connecticut

Jan 9, 1788

Home of the first American cookbook, published in Hartford in 1796: American Cookery by Amelia Simmons

Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788

Feb 6, 1788

Home of the first World Series, 1903: the Boston “Americans” (became the Red Sox in 1908) vs. the Pittsburg Pirates (Pittsburgh had no “h” between 1890–1911)

Maryland Apr. 28, 1788

Apr 28, 1788

Home of the first umbrella factory in the U.S., 1928, Baltimore

South Carolina

May 23, 1788

Home of the first tea farm in the U.S., created in 1890 near Summerville

New Hampshire

Jun 21, 1788

Home of Artificial rain, first used near Concord in 1947 to fight a forest fire

Virginia

Jun 25, 1788

Home of the only full-length statue of George Washington, placed in capitol in 1796

New York

Jul 26, 1788

Home of the first presidential inauguration: George Washington took the oath of office in New York City on April 30, 1789.

George Washington 1789-1797

Apr 30, 1789

First president, with John Adams.

North Carolina Nov. 21, 1789

Nov 21, 1789

Home of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, on Roanoake Island in 1587

Censes population numbers

Jan 1, 1790

4 million

Rhode Island

May 29, 1790

Home of Rhode Island Red chickens, first bred in 1854; the start of poultry as a major American industry

Vermont

Mar 4, 1791

Home of the largest production of maple syrup in the U.S.

Bill of Rights

Dec 15, 1791

The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to set limits for what the government can and cannot do in regard of personal liberties.

Kentucky

Jun 1, 1792

Home of the largest underground cave in the world: 300 miles long, the Mammoth-Flint Cave system

11th Amendment

Feb 7, 1795

This amendment was adopted to over rule the U.S. supreme courts.

Tennessee June 1, 1796

Jun 1, 1796

Home of Graceland, the estate and gravesite of Elvis Presley

John Adams, 1797-1801

Mar 4, 1797

2nd president, with Thomas Jefferson.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1800

5.3 million

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

Mar 4, 1801

The 3rd president with Aaron Burr.

Ohio Mar. 1, 1803

Mar 1, 1803

Home of the first electric traffic lights, invented and installed in Cleveland in 1914

12th Amendment

Dec 9, 1804

This amendment provides the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.

James Madison, 1809-1817

Mar 4, 1809

4th president, with George Clinton.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1810

7.2 million

Louisiana

Apr 30, 1812

Home of the most crayfish: 98% of the world's crayfish

Indiana

Dec 11, 1816

Home of the famous car race: the Indy 500

James Monroe, 1817-1825

Mar 4, 1817

4th president, with Daniel Tompkins

Mississippi

Dec 10, 1817

Home of Coca-Cola, first bottled in 1894 in Vicksburg

Illinois

Dec 3, 1818

Home of the tallest building in the U.S., Sears Tower, in Chicago

Alabama

Dec 14, 1819

Home of George Washington Carver, who discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1820

9.6 million

Maine

Mar 15, 1820

Home of the most easterly point in the U.S., West Quoddy Head1

Missouri

Aug 10, 1821

Home of Mark Twain and some of his characters, such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

John Quincy Adams, 1825-1829

Mar 4, 1825

6th president with John Calhoun.

Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

Mar 4, 1829

7th president, with John C. Calhoun.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1830

12.8 million

Indian Removal Act (1838 Trail of Tears)

May 28, 1831

Thise Act was signedby Andrew Jackson, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. Then in 1838 the indians were forced to go west by the government, killing thousends of indians in the process.

Arkansas

Jun 15, 1836

Home of the only active diamond mine in the U.S.

Michigan

Jan 26, 1837

Home of the Cereal Bowl of America, Battle Creek, produces most cereal in the U.S.

Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

Mar 4, 1837

8th president with Richard Johnson.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1840

17 million

William Henry Harrison, 1841

Apr 4, 1841

9th president, with John Tyler.

John Tyler, 1841-1845

Oct 10, 1841

Florida

Mar 3, 1845

Home of U.S. spacecraft launchings from Cape Canaveral, formerly Cape Kennedy

Texas

Dec 29, 1845

Home of NASA, in Houston, headquarters for all piloted U.S. space projects

Iowa

Dec 28, 1846

Home of the shortest and steepest railroad in the U.S., Dubuque: 60° incline, 296 feet

Wisconsin

May 29, 1848

Home of the typewriter, invented in Milwaukee in 1867

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1850

23 million

California

Sep 9, 1850

Home of “General Sherman,” a 3,500-year-old tree, and a stand of bristlecone pines 4,000 years old are the world's oldest living things

Minnesota

May 11, 1858

Home of the oldest rock in the world, 3.8 billion years old, found in Minnesota River valley

Oregon

Feb 14, 1859

Home of the world's smallest park, totaling 452 inches, created in Portland on St. Patrick's Day for leprechauns and snail races

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1860

31.4 million

Kansas

Jan 29, 1861

Home of Helium discovered in 1905 at the University of Kansas

West Virginia

Jun 20, 1863

Home of Marbles; most of the country's glass marbles made around Parkersburg

Nevada

Oct 31, 1864

Home of rare fish such as the Devils Hole pup, found only in Devils Hole, and other rare fish from prehistoric lakes; also the driest state

13th amendment-Abolition of Slavery

Oct 9, 1865

Slavery Abolished The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery.

Nebraska

Mar 1, 1867

Home of the only roller skating museum in the world, in Lincoln

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

This amendment states that all people born or naturalized in the United States will be granted citezenship. Also it forbids every state to deny a person of "life, liberty or property" without due process of law.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1870

38.6 million

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

This amendment states that all African American men have the right to vote.

African American Right to Vote

Feb 3, 1870

African Americans got the right to vote.

Colorado

Aug 1, 1876

Home of the world's largest silver nugget (1,840 pounds) found in 1894 near Aspen

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1880

50.1 million

North Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

Home of the geographic center of North America, in Pierce County, near Balta

South Dakota

Nov 2, 1889

Home of the world's largest natural, indoor warmwater pool, Evans' Plunge in Hot Springs

Montana

Nov 8, 1889

Home of Grasshopper Glacier, named for the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in ice

Washington

Nov 11, 1889

Home of Lunar Rover, the vehicle used by astronauts on the moon; Boeing, in Seattle, makes aircraft and spacecraft

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1890

62.9 million

Idaho

Jul 3, 1890

Home of the longest main street in America, 33 miles, in Island Park

Wyoming

Jul 10, 1890

Home of the “Register of the Desert,” a huge granite boulder covering 27 acres with 5,000 early pioneer names carved on it

Utah

Jan 4, 1896

Home of Rainbow Bridge, the largest natural stone bridge in the world, 290 feet high, 275 feet across

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1900

76.2 million

Oklahoma

Nov 16, 1907

Home of the first parking meter, installed in Oklahoma City in 1935

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1910

92.2 million

New Mexico

Jan 6, 1912

Home of “Smokey Bear,” a cub orphaned by fire in 1950, buried in Smokey Bear Historical State Park in 1976

Arizona

Feb 14, 1912

Home of the most telescopes in the world, in Tucson

16th Amendment (Income Tax)

Feb 3, 1913

This amendment states that the Congress can levy an income tax without apotioning among the states or basing it on the current Census.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1920

106 million

Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney

Oct 10, 1928

A fictional, animated mouse with several buddies.

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1930

123 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1940

132 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1950

151 million

Alaska

Jan 3, 1959

Home of the longest coastline in the U.S., 6,640 miles, greater than that of all other states combined

Hawaii

Aug 21, 1959

Home of the only royal palace in the U.S. (Iolani)

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1960

179.3 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1970

179.3 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1980

226.5 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 1990

248.7 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 2000

281.4 million

Census Population Numbers

Jan 1, 2010

308.7 million