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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Zach's American History Timeline
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Sep 6, 1492
Christopher Colombus Discovers The Americas
This was a very important day in history. Because without him America may have not been discoverd. If it was not discoverd we may have been living in England. -
The French and Indian War
This war was not actually the French vrs. the Indians. Brittian actually fought the French and the Indians but the Indians were allies with the French. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Lousiana Purchase is the purchase of land from the french for 15 million dollars. Without this the U.S would not be as big as it is. -
The Indian Removal Act
The Indian removal act was where the U.S was satrting to be formed and there were too many Indians so they asked them to move to present day Oaklahoma. The road they traveld was known as the trail of tears beause many of the Indians died. -
Manifest Destiny
The Manifest Destiny was about the U.S owning all the land from the Alantic to the Pacific. This was important because without it we may not own all the land we do now. -
The industrial revolution
The industrial revolution is where all of the factories were starting to be made. If this did not happen we would not have major factory buisnesses that we have today. -
The civil war
The civil war was all about rights. If we did not have the civil was we may not have the rights we have today. -
Moving to the midwest
This is where settlers moved west to leave poverty. Without this we may have never discoverd those states.
