History of US timeline

By lt4
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus

    Christopher Columbus departs for his first voyage
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Turn of Century

  • Period: Sep 6, 1519 to Nov 13, 1522

    Magellan

    Magellan's voyage
  • Jul 1, 1521

    Ponce de Leon

    Juan Ponce de Leon dies (Date not accurate)
  • Aug 13, 1521

    Aztec empire falls

    Cortes defeats the aztec empirre
  • Nov 16, 1532

    Pizarro

    Francisco Pizzaro fights the battle of Cajamarca
  • Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Dec 31, 1542

    Coronado

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's expedition to find the seven cities of Cibola (months not accurate on both dates)
  • Sep 28, 1542

    Cabrillo

    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo reaches California
  • Jun 22, 1564

    Fort Caroline

    The French build Fort Caroline
  • Roanoke

    The first Roanoke colony (month not accurate)
  • Turn of Century

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown is established as James Fort (Uses NS Date )
  • Plymouth

    The Mayflower lands (month not accurate)
  • Thanksgiving

    The first thanksgiving (Date unknown; estimate)
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    Puritans

    Puritan uprising in the new world(months not accurate)
  • Mary Dyer

    Mary Dyer is hanged
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    Witch trials

    The Salem witch trials (dates not accurate)
  • Turn of Century

  • Franklin

    Ben Franklin is born
  • Georgia

    Georgia is founded(month not accurate)
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    French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war (months not accurate)
  • Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

  • The Shot Heard Round' the World

    The first shot is fired at Lexington
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    Revolutionary War

    The American Revolution
  • Bunker Hill

    The battle of the hills
  • Second Continental Congress

  • Declaration of independence

    The Declaration is announced to the public
  • Crossing the Delaware

    Washington crosses the Delaware river
  • Yorktown

    The British surrender
  • Seal

    United States official seal is created (date not accurate)
  • Constitution

    The Constitution is completed and signed
  • Washington

    Washington elected
  • Franklin RIP

    Ben Franklin dies
  • Bill of rights

    Bill of rights goes into effect
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    John Adams

    John Adams is the second president (months not accurate)
  • Alien and Sedition acts

    The acts are passed(approximation)
  • Washington RIP

    George Washington dies
  • Turn of Century

  • Marbury v. Madison

    Supreme court case that created judicial review
  • Louisiana Purchase

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    Lewis and Clark

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition (dates not accurate)
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    War of 1812

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    Andrew Jackson

    Andrew Jackson is President (date not accurate)
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    Texas

    The Texas revolution
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    Seminole war

    The second Seminole war
  • The Alamo

    The battle of the Alamo (Texas revolution)
  • Texas 2

    Texas joins the Union
  • Sojourner Truth

    Sojourner Truth delivers the speech "Ain't I a Woman"
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    Civil War

    The American Civil War
  • Emancipation proclamation

  • Gettysburg address

  • John wilkes booth

    Lincoln is shot
  • Promitory point

    Railroad is completed
  • Lightbulb

    First successful test @ menlo park
  • Chinese exclusion act

  • Plessy v ferguson decided

  • Turn of the Century

  • The wizard of oz