1492 : Christopher Columbus' __ discovery of America 1607 : Jamestown was the first British __ settlement in America 1683 : Treaty of Paris __ was signed 1789 : George Washington was elected __ as the first president __ of the USA 1790 : Philadelphia was chosen __ as the first capital __ of the USA 1682 : A treaty with the Indians __ was signed in November 1692 : The elections to the first __ provincial assembly __ were organized 1683 : The criminal code __ was adopted 1701 : The charter of __ the privileges __ was adopted 1783 : Ended of the war __ of Independance 1777 : The American flag __ stars and strips __ was designed 1776 : The declaration of independance __ was signed by __ the Founding Fathers 1621 : The first Thanksgiving __ was celebrated