Events
Virginia settled by the EnglishNew York is settled by the DutchMassachusetts settled by the English.New Hampshire settled by the EnglishDelaware and New Jersey settled by the SwedesRhode Island is settled by the EnglishConnecticut is settled by the EnglishMaryland is settled by the EnglishNorth Carolina settled by the EnglishPennsylvania is settled by the EnglishSouth Carolina is settled by the EnglishFirst Great AwakeningGeorgia is settled by the EnglishTownshend ActsBoton MassacreBill of Rights ratifiedGeorge Washington is elected to serve 2nd termJohn Adams is inagurated as America's second presidentWhite House opens, John Adams and his wife move inThomas Jefferson becomes our third presidentLouisiana purchasedLewis and Clark begin their expeditionAaron Burr kills Alexander Hamilton in a duelThomas Jefferson elected for a second termRobert Fulton invents steamboatEmbargo Act passedJames Madison sworn in as fifth presidentWar of 1812 beginsTreaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812James Monroe inagurated 5th presidentMonroe Doctrin delivered to CongressMissouri Compromise prohibits slavery in the NorthJohn Quincy Adams becomes 6th PresidentThe Cherokee Tribe accepts Sequoyah's alphabetAndrew Jackson becomes 7th presidentJackson persuades congress to pass the Indian Removal
ActMartin Van Buren is sworn in as the 8th presidentWilliam Harrison sworn is as 9th presidentWilliam Henry Harrison dies of PneumoniaOregon Trail opensJames Polk sworn in as the 11th presidentTexas becomes a stateThe Mexican-American War beginsGold is found in CaliforniaZachary Taylor is sworn in as the 12th presidentZachary Taylor diesMillard Filmore sworn in as 13 presidentCalifornia becomes a stateMillard Filmore signs the Fugitive slave actIn response to the Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher
Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s CabinThe Golden Spike was driven into the ground, completing
the Transcontinental RailroadPeriods
Seven Year's warSugar, Stamp, and Quartering ActsAmerican RevolutionNative Americans travel to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears
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