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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' 1st voyage(1492)
Columbus set sail to america. -
The year Jamestown was settled.
The first permanent British settlement in north america. -
End of French and Indian war (1754-1763)
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. The event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex Country, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
The Declaration of Independence.
The United States Declaration of Independence is the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. -
The Battle of York Town
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the siege of Little York, ending October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia. -
The signing of the constitution.
The Signing of the United States Constitution occurred on September 17,1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, representing 12 states , endorsed the Constitution created during the four-month-long convention. -
The invention of the cotton gin.
The cotton gin is a machine that is used to pull cotton fibers from the cotton seed. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 or 1794. At that time, Whitney was in the employ of Catherine Greene, the widow of General Nathaniel Greene. -
The invention of the cotton gin.
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The fibers are then processed into various cotton goods such as linens, while any undamaged cotton is used largely for textiles like clothing. -
President Washington's inauguration.
The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1787, when Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4,1797. -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile, the United States acquired a total of 828,000 sq mi. -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from May 1804 to September 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the first American expedition to cross the western portion of the United States. -
The Battle of Fort McHenry.
The War of 1812. In August 1814, British forces marched on Washington, defeated U.S. forces, and burned the Capital. Then, on September 13-14, the British attacked Fort McHenry. -
The battle of the Alamo.
The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops, under President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Bexar, killing the Texian and immigrant occupiers. -
President Lincoln's assassination.
The Assassination of President Lincoln. Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped forward in his seat, Booth leapt onto the stage and escaped through the back door. -
The 13th amendment.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and by the amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6,1865