Term | Definition |
New England : | Connecticut,New Hamsphire,Massachusetts and Rhode Island |
Middle colonies | New York,New Jersey,Penssylvania and Delaware |
Southern Colonies | Virginia,Maryland,North Carolina,South Carolina and Georgia |
1607 | Jamestown founded off the coast of present day Virginia: First permanent English settlement in North America |
1620 | Plymouth is founded in present day Massachusetts by the pilgrims; sign the may flower compact |
1776 | The year that we declared independence from England,United states is created and the Declaration of independence is written on July 4th |
1787 | founding fathers meet in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania at the Constitutional Convention. Our current Constitution is written. |
1803 | The Louisiana Territory is purchased from France by president Thomas Jefferson, Double the size of the United states |
1861-1865 | The American Civil War is fought between the North and the South |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | Commanding General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, President of the Constitution Convention,1st president of the United States |
Thomas Jeffferson | Diplomat during the American Revolution ,2nd Wrote the Declaration of independence 2nd Vice president , 3rd President of the United States, purchased the Louisiana Territory |
John Adams | Diplomat during the American Revolution ,1st vice president , 2nd president of the United States , |
James Madison | Considered the father of the constitution , 4th president of the United States , Served as president during the War of 1812 |
Benjamin Franklin | Inventor,philosopher , and diplomat for the United States of America. Responsible for negotiating a treaty with France to aid the United States during the American Revolution. |