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Jamestown
The first settlement in early America, & the first colony of England. Founded in April of 1607. Over 80% of the colonists died in 1609-1610 due to starvation and disease. -
Discovory of America by Columbus
In 1492, an Italian explorer named Columbus sailed the sea to find Asia. He was looking for riches of gold, pearls and spices. He went the wrong way, and found the American Indians instead. -
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The French and Indian war
A war that started in 1754 and ended in 1763 (7 years). It occurred in North America between Great Britain and France. It resulted in big territorial gains for the British. The colonists were left with the debt and disliked the frontier policy and this led to the Revolutionary War. -
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Boston Tea Party
A political protest, by the "Sons of Liberty" in (Boston), December, 16,1773. Destroyed the entire shipload of tea from the East India Company. The colonists were protesting the new Tea Act (taxes to be paid to the British Parliament. Escalated into the American Revolution. -
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first military battles of the American Revolution. Battles were fought on April 19,1775, in the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy and Cambridge, near Boston. -
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The Declaration of Independence
A document written in 1776, by Thomas Jefferson. containing the laws and rights for the free citizens of the united stated of America. It announced that the 13 original colonies of America were no longer subject to English rule. It was signed on July 4 1776 -
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The Battle of Yorktown
The last battle between the British and American military in 1781 and ended 1783, which ended with British going home sore losers. -
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The Constitutional Convention
A convention where the proposal of a new government came to be in 1787, witch elected general Washington as President of the United States. -
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws signed by President John Adams in 1798. These laws held new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for immigrants to vote. -
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The Cotton Gin, Eli Whitney
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. This revolutionized cotton production by speeding up the process of removing seeds from the fiber. -
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The Louisiana Purchase
Land deal between France and the US in 1803. The US gained 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. The USA paid 15 million dollars. -
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The Missouri Compromise
This compromise is mostly a ban on the practice of slavery, from the 36deg,30deg north in the boundaries of Missouri -
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson was elected in 1828. He was President of the US from 1829-1837. Jackson is known to be the "Forefather of the modern Democratic Party. He strengthened the power of the presidency and was the first President to pay off the entire national debt. -
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The invention of the telegraph
One of the first text sending machines invented in 1794. It sent Morse code, which is a language of its own. -
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The Trail of Tears
The removal of native Americans in 1830. Ten thousand died as they traveled the trail (thus the name "Trail of Tears"). -
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The Panic of 1837
Financial crisis in the US that caused a recession that lasted until the 1840s. Profits and wages went down while unemployment went up. -
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The Compromise of 1850
A set of five separate bills passed Congress in September 1850
setting the American and Mexican boundaries -
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
This started the American Civil War. Confederate forces fired on Sumter which was a Union holding. -
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The Emancipation Proclamation
This amazing proclamation give true equality to people of all color...banning slavery. This may have been Abraham Lincoln's greatest achievements as President of the US -
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in US history. The vote occurred because of his removal of Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton. This was a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. This occurred in 1868. -
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
In 1892, an industrial strike by steel industry workers. This ended up de-unionizing the workers, ending badly for them. -
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The Spanish-American War
1898, The Americans and Cubans fought for independence against spain,witch ended in Cuban independence (starting of the war April 25- ending august 12) -
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president in 1901 who is the 26th president after the assassination of William McKinley. Regulated corporate monopolies and introduced welfare to the US government. -
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The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
These were some of the greatest inventions in the history of the world, all in the 20th century. They all happened in the USA. Light bulb: Thomas Edison, telephone: Alexander Graham Bell, Airplane: the Wright Brothers. -
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The War of 1812
A war between the British (also Indian allies) and America witch lasted from 1812 to 1815. There were several factors causing this war. The British supported Native American tribes fighting Americans on the frontier, and US interest in expanding territory into the British North American territory. -
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination to place at Ford's Theatre April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes -
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
John D. Rockefeller established standard oil in 1870. It soon became the biggest oil refinement comp in the world -
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments were un usual laws passed in 1751, the were looked over until the 1800s and were then adopted. 13th: abolished slavery. 14th: All persons born or naturalized in the US are citizens, including African Americans. 15th: US government cannot deny a citizen the right to vote based on their color, race or previous condition of servitude.