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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' founding of the Americas
Christopher Columbus, on this date, accidentally stumbled apon what was later to be the American continents while searching for a faster route by sea to Asia. -
Mayflower Compact
This document was the first government for British colonials in America. -
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Seven Years' War
This war (also containing the French and Indian War) was fought over land possession. -
Treaty of Paris
This document, also called "The Peace of Paris" was signed to end the Seven Years' War. Also made Britain a even more dominant force outside European borders. -
Battle(s) of Saratoga
Widely regarded to as the turning point of the Revolutionary war, the Battles (September 19th and October 7th, 1877) of Saratoga were battles in which Americans attacked and seized controll of British defensive positions. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles of the American Revolutionary war. -
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Revolutionary War
This is the war in which America grew tired of Britain's rule and taxation, us to revolt and gain our independance -
Articles of Confederation
This document was the first plan of any type of government in the U.S. -
United States Constitution
This document was and is the basis of our national government and law. -
Federalist Papers
On this day, it was decided the Federalist Papers ( a series of essays about the ratification of the United States Constitution) were to be published. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the event in which the United States paid the French $15,000,000 for most of the mid-western states, doubling their prior size as a nation. -
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War of 1812
This war was a military conflict over expansion and trade restrictions. -
Missouri Compromise
This legislative act decided that the western territories were to be slave states -
Annexation of Texas
This legislative action made Texas a part of the United States. This also sparked the turmoil behind the Mexican-American War. -
Nullification Crisis
Created by South Carolina's "Ordinance of Nullification", South Carolina tried to nullify the tarriff of 1828 -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise led to the aboloshment of slave trade and admitted California free state. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act divided states among a line which seperated slave from non-slave states. -
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Civil War
This war was fought over resources, ideology, and above all else, unity. The south wanted to keep slavery intact and have not only cash crops but industrialization. We all know how this turned out. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued this Emancipation Proclamation which stated all slaves were to be freed under union territory -
13th Amendment
This amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery.
