United States History 1492 Columbus 1607 Jamestown - John Smith 1620 Pilgrims - Miles Standish 1629 Puritans 1769 Daniel Boone 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washington 1791 Bill of Rights 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1804 Lewis and Clark 1807 Zebulon Pike explores south-west 1819 Florida Territory 1830s Westward movement 1845 Texas Territory 1846 Oregon Country 1848 Western States become part of USA 1848 California Gold Rush 1860 Abraham Lincoln 1861 - 1865 Civil War 1870 Laura - Little House in the Big Woods 1876 Telephone - Alexander G Bell 1880 George Washington Carver 1914 Panama Canal finished 1920 Women Vote 1922 Philo T Farnsworth -TV-Blackfoot, ID! 1962 First Satellite 1969 Man on Moon