American history (for school)

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  • 476

    Rome falls

    In 476 AD, the Roman Empire fell, ending nearly 1,000 years of stability in Europe.
  • 1095

    Europe joins the crusades (European Crusades)

    From 1095 to 1291, Europeans fought the Crusades, a series of wars over Jerusalem and to stop Turkish expansion.
  • 1300

    Europe begins getting interested in spices

    Europeans became very interested in spices from the East, which led to the growth of the Spice Trade.
  • 1453

    Constatanople is taken by the Turks/ottomans

    A major trade city was Constantinople, but in 1453 it was taken over by the Ottoman Empire, making trade routes unsafe.
  • 1486

    COlombus sets sail

    Christopher Columbus entered the story trying to find a new route to the Far East by sailing west.
  • 1487

    COlombus arries in the Western emishphere

    In 1492, Columbus reached the Western Hemisphere, believing he had found a new route to Asia.

  • Jamestown is founded

    In 1607 Jamestown was founded by the Virginia COlonists.

  • The first slaves arrive in America

  • Pilgrims arrive n America

  • Puritans come to America

  • Anne Hutchision was is Banished

  • King Williams War

  • Salem Witch Trials

  • Seven Years' War

  • Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacure

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Battles at Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Indepenedence is asigned

  • U.S Contatution

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

  • Samuel Morse Sends the First Telegraph MEssage

  • Abe Lincoln is President

  • American Civil War (1861-1865)

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Lincoln is assasinated