USA Since XVII Century

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Jamestown was established as the first english settlement in North America.
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    French and Indian War

    This conflict was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French.
    The war finished with the anexion of Canada and Florida as british colonies.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The high taxes established by Great Britain to the colonies was caused the anger of colonists. They summoned this first reunion against the british crown
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    The American Revolutionary War

    The Thirteen Colonies of North America faces The Kigdom of Great Britain for they independence. The Colonies signed The Declaration of independence in The Second Continental Congress at July 4th of 1776.
  • The Battles of Saratoga

    The Battles of Saratoga

    The battles gave his first big and decisive victory to the americans over the british in the revolutionary war.
  • The Siege of Yorktown

    The Siege of Yorktown

    The Battle was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by George Washington with support from Marquis de Lafayette over the British Army commanded by Charles Cornwallis.
    This was the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War, and led to the british´s surrender.
    The Continental Army's victory prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict and recognices the Independence of The United States of America two years later.
  • United States Constitution

    United States Constitution

    The Document was signed by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
  • First President

    First President

    After the first presidential election between december 1788 and january 1789, George Washington was inaugurated President. He was in the office 8 years
  • Louisiana

    Louisiana

    United States adquires the territory of Louisiana from France in 80 million francs (more than $336.92 million today.)
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    Anglo - American War

    The United States atempted to take yhe british colonies in Canada taking advantage of the conflict between Great Britain and France.
    This wasnt efective but on the other hand, USA anexes Florido during this war.
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    Mexican - American War

    The dispute of Texas between Mexico and USA induce this countries to a war.
    United States deployed his troops in Nueces river and Veracruz, coming to take the mexican´s capital and forcing the signement of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and anexing the territories of northern half of mexican territory.
  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush

    The news about the discovery of gold in Sutter's Mill, California brought approximately 300k people to California from the rest of the United States.
    This migration brought economic growth and the creations of railwail networks along the country, but had severe effects on Native Californians and accelerated the Native American population's decline from diseases and genocide.
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    American Civil War

    In 1860 The Republican Party wins the presidential elections and Abraham Lincoln becomes President.
    Due this, South Carolina´s Assembly dissolve his union with USA.
    Lincoln wanted to give freedom to slaves, thats the reason of The Confederade States atacked Fort Sumter and begins the War.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    This battle is the inflection point of Civil War with the victory of The Union Army. Considerated the most violent battle in the territories of the USA with more than 55k kills