1565
Spanish found St. Augustine
1608
French found the colony of Quebec
1609
Henry Hudson arrives in New York Bay
1624
New Amherstdam (New York) is founded
1620
Pilgrims from the Mayflower found Plymouth,
Masschusetts
1689
British defeat the French in New France
1776
Declaration of Independence read in American Congress
1783
British give up America
1787
American Constitution is drawn up
1789
George Washington becomes the first president of the
United States
1812
U.S. fails to take Canada in the War of 1812
1848
U.S. is victorious in the Mexican War; border is
redrawn at the Rio Grande
1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected president; Conferacy of
Southern States revolt
Apr.12, 1861 Conferacy siege Fort Sunter
July 12
Confederates win at the first Battle of Bull Run
1862
New Orleans falls to Union
1863
Mississippi becomes Union territory
Nov. 25 Union wins
Battle of Chattanooga to take Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennesse, Lousiana,
and Florida
1864
Atlanta falls to the Union
Apr. 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders and the
Confederacy is over
