The Settlement and Growth of the United States

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World

    Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World
    Italian explorer arrive somewhere in the Bahamas and explore the New World.
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Spanish Conquest

    Spanish Conquest
    The year of 1540, many Spanish Conquistadors begin to arrive in the New World.
  • British Colonization

    British Colonization
    the British began to take over the New World's colonies such as New Netherland and New France. They took the East Coast of America. The British also began to take places of their own in modern day Centeral and South America.
  • 13 Colonies

    13 Colonies
    By 1732, the 13 colonies were formed.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Boston protested on the new tax on tea by the British. The British responded by removing Boston from its right to self govern.
  • Revolutionary War

    Revolutionary War
    the 13 colonies went into war with the British.
  • Independence day

    Independence day
    the 13 colonies declared independence from the British.
  • End of revolutionary war

    End of revolutionary war
    After years of war, the British surendered to the 13 colonies making the colonies a free nation.
  • First President of the United States

    First President of the United States
    General George Washington became the first president of the United States of America
  • 50 states

    50 states
    Hawaii became an official state of the United States making 50 states.