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Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)
1636 - Harvard University founded, oldest English university in America. 1637 – The Pequot War results in the killing of many of the Pequot people. * * 1637 - New Haven Colony is founded. 1637 - nAnne Hutchinson expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1638 – Founding of New Sweden. First mention of slavery in the laws of the Province of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
Timeline and periods. ... Many of the founding fathers were active in a local church; ... (The Great Works of Christ in America, 1702), ...
The Founding Fortunes: How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America's Revolution. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 9781250170743. Wood, Gordon S. (2002). The American Revolution: A History. Random House Publishing. ISBN 9780812970418.
First city founded by Europeans on the continent of South America. 1510 Nombre de Dios: Colon: Panama Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Panama. 1511 Baracoa: Guantánamo: Cuba Oldest continuously inhabited European established settlement in Cuba, former capital of Cuba. 1513 Bayamo: Granma: Cuba 1514 Sancti ...
Alaska, the last major acquisition in North America, was purchased from Russia in 1867. Support for the independence of Cuba from the Spanish Empire, and the sinking of the USS Maine, led to the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which the United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and occupied Cuba for several years.
The Founding Fathers of the United States, often simply referred to as the Founding Fathers or the Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the War of Independence from Great Britain, established the United States of America, and crafted a framework of government for ...