Apprenez ou révisez les grandes dates de l'histoire des Etats-Unis, de la découverte du pays à son indépendance.
Cristopher Colombus discovers America, landing in the actual Bahamas.
1492
John Cabot claims North America for England.
1497
Giovanni Verrazano discovers New York Bay.
1524
Jacques Cartier explores the Great Lakes region.
1534
Garcia Lopez discovers the Grand Canyon.
1540
Cabrillo explores and discovers the Californian coast.
1542
First settlement of Spanish colonists in North America, in the actual Florida
1565
Creation of the Iroquois Confederacy gathering five nations of native Americans
1570
Walter Raleigh receives the patent to explore and to settle in North America.
March 25, 1585
Creation of the 13 first English colonies along the Atlantic Coast
1607-1733
Henry Hudson explores New York Bay and sails back up the actual Hudson River.
1609
The "Mayflower" leaves Plymouth to the New World and arrives 65 days later near the actual city of Boston.
September 6-November 26, 1620
The Dutch found the future New York, named at that time New Amsterdam.
1625
New Amsterdam becomes New York after the English took the colony.
1664
Foundation of New Orleans
1718
The Townshend Acts : laws aiming to tax the 13 British Colonies of America on imported products from England such as tea.
1767
Treaty of Paris : Canada and east of the Mississippi River is added to the British empire because of the defeat of France in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War).
1763
The Stamp Act is passed in the British Parliament in order to tax more the American colonies. It won't last more than a year.
March 22, 1765
The Quartering Act is passed, requiring each American colonist to house British troops and supply them with food.
March 24, 1765
Creation of "The Sons of Liberty" in opposition to the Stamp Act.
July, 1765
The Stamp Act is repealed.
March 18, 1766
Boycott of British goods by merchants in Boston
July, 1768
The Boston Massacre : five men are shot by British troops.
March, 1770
The Boston Tea Party : protestation against British taxes on the tea.
December 16, 1773
The Coercive Acts (or as called by Americans "The Intolerable Act"). Those acts were meant to punish the American Patriots by taking away Massachusetts self-government and historic rights.
March, 1774
American Revolution (or the American War of Independence) led by Georges Washington.
1775-1783
Support from King Louis XVI of France to the American revolution
May 2, 1776
Thomas Jefferson presents the United States Declaration of Independence.
July 4, 1776
Foundation of San Francisco by Spanish colonists
September 18, 1776
The British army takes possession of New York.
September 20, 1776
Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States, the independence war becomes a world war.
February 6, 1778
Articles of Confederation - First appearance of the term "United States of America"
November 15, 1777
John Adams is appointed to negotiate peace with England.
September 27, 1779
The British army surrenders at Yorktown. Four months later the English Parliament votes against further war in America.
October 17, 1781
End of the hostilities in the United States is officially declared by England.
February 4, 1783
Signature of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and Great Britain
September 3, 1783
The Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress - Official end of the American Revolution.
January 14, 1784
Publication of the United States Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin is one of the author.
September 17, 1787
Ratification of the Bill of Rights by Congress
September 15, 1791
George Washington becomes the first President of The United States.
April 30, 1789