Vaishno Devi: history of the United States

The history of the United States is what happened in the past in the United States, a country in North America. Native Americans lived in the Americas for thousands of years. English people in 1607 went to the place now called Jamestown, Virginia.

Early America
Pre-contact. Native American Origins and Cultures. Early Exploration. The Spanish The French The English.Roanoke Island. Jamestown. Christopher Columbus. John Cabot. Sir Francis Drake. Jacques Cartier. Henry Hudson.

UNITED STATES

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Did Benjamin Franklin propose the turkey as the national symbol?

After the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776,

it next tasked Benjamin Franklin—along with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson—

with designing a seal to represent the new country. Given the opportunity to choose a

national symbol, the Founding

American Revolution

The United States was formed as a result of the American Revolution when the thirteen

American colonies revolted against the rule of Great Britain. After the war ended, the U.S. Constitution formed a new government. These thirteen colonies became the first

13 states as each ratified the Constitution. The first state to ratify the Constitution

was Delaware on December 7, 1787.

Northwest Territory

After the Revolutionary War, the United States gained control of large sections of frontier

land to the west of the 13 colonies. At first this frontier land was organized into large

territories such as the Northwest Territory. Over time, many of these territories became

states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.

Louisiana Purchase

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson bought a large area of land from France called the

Louisiana Purchase. It nearly doubled the size of the country. This land eventually

became all or part of 14 different states.

Mexican-American War

The large land of Texas became part of the United States after declaring its independence

from Mexico. However, soon the United States and Mexico were fighting in the Mexican-

American War. After the war, the United States gained more territory from Mexico

through the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo. Land from all or part of 10 states became

part of the United States as a result of the war including California, Colorado, and

New Mexico.

Oregon Territory

Up until the 1840s, much of the northwest was claimed by both Britain and the

United States. The two countries came to an agreement in 1846 called the Oregon Treaty

. This treaty gave the United States land that would later become the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho as well as parts of Montana and Wyoming.

Alaska and Hawaii

The last two states to join the Union were Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska was purchased from

Russia for $7.2 million and Hawaii agreed to join the United States as the 50th state in

1959.