1. United States History (A Brief Overview) Created by: Mrs. Polo (Melillo M.S.) 2014

2. USA History-1607 Jamestown settlement is established http://www.socialstudiesforkids.c om/articles/ushistory/jamestown.htm

3. USA History- 1620 Plymouth Colony is founded http://teacher.scholastic.com/res earchtools/researchstarters/plym outh/

4. USA History- 1763 Treaty officials end French and Indian War http://www.enchantedlearning.c om/history/us/colonial/fiwar/

5. USA History-1773 Boston Tea Party takes place http://www.history.com/topics/a merican-revolution/boston-tea- party

6. USA History- 1775 American Revolution begins http://www.historyforkids.org/le arn/northamerica/after1500/hist ory/revolution.htm

7. USA History-1776 Declaration of Independence signed http://www.congressforkids.net/ Independence_declaration_1.ht m

8. USA History-1787 U.S. Constitution written http://www.timeforkids.com/pho tos-video/video/tfk-explains-us- constitution-103921

9. USA History-1789 Washington becomes first U.S. President http://www.biography.com/peopl e/george-washington-9524786

10. USA History-1803 U.S. obtains Louisiana Purchase http://www.socialstudiesforkids.c om/articles/ushistory/louisianapu rchase.htm

11. USA History-1804 Lewis and Clark expedition begins http://www.socialstudiesforkids.c om/articles/ushistory/lewisandcl ark1.htm

12. USA History-1812 War of 1812 begins http://www.history.com/topics/w ar-of-1812

13. USA History-1820 Congress approves Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/topics/m issouri-compromise

14. USA History-1823 U.S. announces Monroe Doctrine http://www.history.com/topics/m onroe-doctrine

15. USA History-1830 Indian Removal Act passes http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/pa rt4/4p2959.html

16. USA History-1848 Gold Rush begins http://www.history.com/topics/g old-rush-of-1849

17. USA History-1857 Supreme Court hands down Dred Scott decision http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part 4/4h2933.html

18. USA History-1861 The Civil War begins http://www.historyplace.com/civi lwar/

19. USA History-1863 Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation http://www.history.com/topics/a merican-civil-war/emancipation- proclamation

20. USA History-1865 Lincoln assassinated ; 13 th Amendment bans slavery http://www.history.com/topics/a braham-lincoln-assassination

21. USA History-1870 15 th Amendment gives right to vote to Black American men http://www.history.com/topics/bl ack-history/fifteenth-amendment

22. USA History-1898 Spanish American War fought http://www.history.com/topics/s panish-american-war

23. USA History-1917 U.S. enters WWI http://www.history.com/this- day-in-history/us-enters-world- war-i

24. USA History-1918 WWI ends http://www.eyewitnesstohistory. com/armistice.htm

25. USA History-1920 19 th Amendme nt gives vote to women http://www.history.com/topics/w omens-history/19th-amendment

26. USA History-1929 Stock Market Crash leads to Great Depression http://www.history.com/topics/1 929-stock-market-crash

27. USA History-1941 U.S. enters WWII http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for- students/ww2-history/america- goes-to-war.html

28. USA History-1945 WWII ends http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ameri canexperience/features/timeline/ bulge/

29. USA History-1950 Korean War begins http://www.history.com/topics/k orean-war

30. USA History-1963 President Kennedy assassinated http://www.eyewitnesstohistory. com/jfk.htm

31. USA History-1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated http://www.biography.com/peopl e/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

32. USA History-1969 Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon’s surface http://www.spacekids.co.uk/moo n/

33. USA History-2001 Terrorist attacks take place in U.S. http://www.scholastic.com/brow se/article.jsp?id=3756477

34. USA History-2009 Barack Obama becomes the first Black American President http://www.history.com/topics/u s-presidents/barack-obama