We created a list of major dates in American history to add to our family timeline. (For directions, click here) After creating our timeline with a long piece of butcher paper on the wall, we will include major time periods, family births, and notable family events. We definitely want to include events from American History and we will start with this list. We are going to print out the list, cut them out, and paste them in the correct spot on the timeline. Next, we’ll add pictures from our family and from history. Finally, we’ll spend the next few months collecting notable dates and events to add to our timeline. If you can join us in this project, please send pictures!
Picture: the foundation lines of the house where George Washington was born.
| Major Events in American History |
| 1492 – Columbus discovers America |
| 1619 – Slaves are brought to America |
| 1620 Pilgrims establish Plymouth Colony |
| 1754 French and Indian War begins |
| 1764 First of the British Stamp Acts |
| 1774 First Continental Congress |
| 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord |
| 1777 Articles of Confederation |
| 1787 Ratification of the Constitution |
| 1803 Louisiana Purchase |
| 1812 War of 1812 |
| 1820 Missouri Compromise |
| 1848 Gold is discovered |
| 1852 Dred Scott |
| 1861 – 1865 Civil War |
| 1862 Battle of Yorktown |
| 1863 Emancipation Proclomation |
| 13th Amendment 1865 |
| 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson |
| 1868 Fourteenth Amendment |
| 1917 U.S. Enters World War I |
| 1929 Black Thursday, Depression begins |
| 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright complete first flight |
| 1941 Pearl Harbor, U.S. enters WWII |
| 1945 WWII Ends, Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 1950 U.S. Troops fight in Korea. |
| 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education |
| 1963 President John F. Kennedy is assassinated |
| 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated |
| 1974 Richard Nixon resigns after Watergate |
| 1991 The U.S. launches war in Iraq |
