Events
Jamestown, Virginia, FoundedFirst African's arrive in VirginiaVirginia House of Burgesses formedPilgrims found Plymouth, MassachusettsPuritan Migration to MassachusettsCalverts found MarylandFirst Navigation actEnglish Conquer New Netherlands (NY)Bacon's RebellionMassachusetts becomes royal colonyEngland, Wales, and Scotland unite into the United KingdomGeorgia foundedGeorge the III accedes to the throneStamp Act and ProtestBosten MassacreThe Boston Tea PartyIntolerable Acts: First Continental CongressBattles of Lexington and Concord: Washington appointed Commander in CheifDeclaration of IndependanceArticles of ConfederationFrench AllianceArticles of Confederation ratifiedTreaty of ParisStates adopt a new constitutionBattle of SaratogaNewburgh ConspiracyOrdinance of 1784Land Ordinance of 1785Shays' RebellionThe Federalist PapersConstitution ratified by all states except Rhode Island and North CarolinaNew Government formsGeorge Washington elected PresidentHamilton issues the Report on Public CreditFirst Bank of the United States (BUS) establishedProclamation of NeutralityWhiskey RebellionJay's treatyWashington's Farewell AdressQuasi-War with FranceWashinton, D.C., becomes national capitalCongress narrowly selects Jefferson presidentLouisiana PurchaseAaron Burr kills Alexander HamiltonBurr acquitted of treasonAfrican slave trade endsFletcher v. PeckBattle of TippecanoeUnited States and Britain engage on War of 1812Battle of Lake ErieBattle of Lake Champlain/PlattsburghBattle of New OrleansJames Monroe elected presidentAndrew Jackson seizes Florida from Spain
and the SeminolesMonroe DoctrineJohn Quincy Adams defeats Jackson in
controversial electionTariff of AbominationsMartin Van Buren elected presidentPanic of 1837Amistad decisionJames K. Polk elected presidentTexas annexationZachary Taylor elected presidentGold discovered in CaliforniaCompromise of 1850Franklin Pierce elected presidentGadsden PurchaseKansas - Nebraska ActJames Buchanan elected presidentDred Scott decisionLincoln Douglas DebatesJohn Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, VirginiaAbraham Lincoln, Republican, elected presidentLincoln and Davis inauguratedEmancipation ProclamationBattles of Vicksburg
and GettysburgThirteenth Amendment passed by CongressCivil War endsPurchase of AlaskaFourteenth AmendmentFifteenth AmendmentDisputed presidential election between Hayes and TildenWilliam Henry Harrison elected presidentHarrison dies; John Tyler assumes presidencyJames K. Polk pledges to annex both Texas
and Oregon TerritoryHarriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's CabinMilitary Reconstruction ActPeriods
Columbus's four voyagesPequot Indian WarEnglish Civil warKing Philip's WarBill of RightsQueen Anne's WarGeorge I's reignGeorge II's reignThe First Great AwakeningKing George's warFrench and Indian WarMissouri CompromiseMexican American War
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