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Timeline of American History from 1750 to present, including periods, government, economy, laws and more than 1500 events.
The State of New York becomes the 11th state to ratify the Constitution, July 26, 1788. A new government under the Constitution is formed on March 4, 1789. George Washington becomes the 1st president of the United States on April 30, 1789.
Explore the history of the key people, dates, and events in the timeline of the birth of a new nation - the United States of America.
Read about the history of the first colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts, the beginning of slavery in the United States, and the key events of the American Revolution from the First Continental Congress through the victory at Yorktown.
Timelines of American History These timelines allow you to explore the nation’s past by offering a chronology of key events and documents during the major eras of American history. Receive resources and noteworthy updates.
Spanish explorers were the first Europeans, after the Norse, to reach the present-day United States, after Christopher Columbus 's expeditions (beginning in 1492) established possessions in the Caribbean, including the modern-day U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, and parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Timeline Search. Search through the entire ancient history timeline. Specify between which dates you want to search, and what keywords you are looking for.
Here is a look at a timeline of the history of the United States. Timeline of the History of the United States Colonial Period (~1600s – 1763) 1580s-1600s. 1585: The first English colony in North America is founded and called the Roanoke Colony. 1590: The Roanoke Colony is found abandoned, mysteriously disappearing. Historians still cannot ...
U.S. History Primary Source Timeline. Explore important topics and moments in U.S. history through historical primary sources from the Library of Congress. Colonial Settlement, 1600s - 1763; The American Revolution, 1763 - 1783; The New Nation, 1783 - 1815; National Expansion and Reform, 1815 - 1880; Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Timelines and Key Events. It's been hundreds of years since the United States was founded. Exploring these timelines can help you better understand the chronology of American history, draw parallels between concurrent events, and make hypotheses about cause and effect.