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This period marks the era when Europeans explored the world by sea in search of new trading routes, wealth, and knowledge. Notable explorers like Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Ferdinand Magellan made groundbreaking voyages that connected different continents.

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The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was the first English settlement in the New World that mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Its fate remains one of the greatest mysteries in American history.

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1607: James Town - The First Permanent English Settlement

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1607: James Town - The First Permanent English Settlement

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Jamestown, Virginia became the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It faced many hardships but ultimately played a crucial role in the establishment of English presence in the New World.

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In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

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This conflict between Britain and its colonies against New France was fueled by territorial disputes in North America. The war laid the groundwork for the American Revolutionary War by escalating tensions and imposing heavy financial burdens on the colonies.

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After the French and Indian War, the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to appease Native American tribes by checking the expansion of colonial settlers into the western territories.

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1763: Tensions Between Britain and Colonists

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1763: Tensions Between Britain and Colonists

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Following the Proclamation of 1763, tensions between British authorities and American colonists began to rise significantly, leading to a series of events that ultimately sparked the American Revolutionary War.

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The American Revolutionary War was a conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies which declared independence as the United States of America.

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The United States nearly doubled in size when it purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. This important acquisition included land west of the Mississippi River.

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Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, the Lewis and Clark Expedition explored the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase, seeking a practical route to the Pacific.

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In 1877, the Nez Perce, led by Chief Joseph, were forced from their homeland by the U.S. Army in a series of conflicts. Chief Joseph's eloquent surrender speech, “I Will Fight No More Forever,” remains a poignant moment in American history.