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1492
Columbus' 1st voyage
Columbus set sail from Spain to find a all water route to Asia. More than 2 months later, on October 12, Columbus landed on am island in the Bahamas that he called San Salvador. The Natives called the island Guanahani. -
The year Jamestown was settled
They settled Jamestown in Virginia on May 14, 1607. It was the first permanent British settlement in North America. But these settlers did not know what severe challenges they would face. -
End of French and indian war
The French and Indian war started in 1754 and ended in 1763. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that happened on March 5, 1770. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a British soldiers, but then it turned into a deadly massacre. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord1775
On the night of April 18, hundreds of British troops marched from Both to Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress at the Pennsylvania State House. -
The Battle of Yorktown
A combined American force of Colonial and French troops laid siege of the British army of Yorktown. George Washington began their final attack on October 14th. -
The signing of the constitution
At Independence Hall in Philadelphia when39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention representing 12 states. -
President Washingtons inauguration
The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789 and ended on March 4, 1797. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The cotton gin is a machine that is used to pull fibers from the cotton seed. -
Buying of the Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, which the U.S. acquired 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
Lewis and Clark expedition begins
The Lewis and Clark expedition began in May, 1804. It was also called the Crops of Discovery Expedition. It was the first American expedition to cross the western point of the United States. -
The Battle of Fort McHenry
The war had British forces marched on Washington, defeated U.S. forces, and burned the capital, and the British attacked Fort McHenry. -
The Battle of the Alamo
The battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event in the Texas revolution. -
The 13th amendment
The 13th amendment was a U.S. constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. -
President Lincoln's assassination
Actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln on April 14, 1865