key events in U.S. History

  • jamestown

    jamestown
    jamestown colony was fonded in this year and it was the first british colony in the americas
  • virginia house of burgesses

    virginia house of burgesses
    was established and it was the first reprisentative assembly
  • mayflower compact

    mayflower compact
    was signed and it established government based on social contract
  • thw boston massacre

    thw boston massacre
    involved fighting between the red coats and the colonist. crispus attucks was the first victim.
  • battle of lexington and concord

    battle of lexington and concord
    the batttle af lexington and concord was the start of the american revolution
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence
    in 1776 thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in wich colonist broke theire ties with england it started that the colonisnt had unalienable rightsof life, liberty and pusuite of happines.
  • the boston tea party

    the boston tea party
    was organized by the sons of liberty who were led by samuel adams england passed the intoreable acts to punish the colonist fo the tea party protest
  • TREATY OF PARIS

    TREATY OF PARIS
    THE AMEICANS AND THE BRITISH SIGNED THE TREATYOF PARIS TO END THE AMERICAN REVOLOUTION
  • U.S. constitution

    U.S. constitution
    the constitution was ratified in 1787
  • bill of rights

    bill of rights
    the bill of rights wewre added to the constitution in this year these are the first 10 admendments to the constitution
  • louisiana prchase

    louisiana prchase
    in 1803 president jefferson bought the louisiana territory wich doubled the size of our country