My timeline of early America

By Pancakemaster
  • 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus 1492

  • Period: 1492 to

    America early on

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  • The Settlement of Jamestown May3 1607

  • The French and Indian War 1754

  • The Boston Tea Party 1773

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1775

  • The Declaration of Independence 1776

  • The Battle of Yorktown September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781

  • The Constitutional Convention May 25, 1787 – Sep 17, 1787

  • The invention of the cotton gin March 14, 1794

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts 1798

  • The Louisiana Purchase 1803

  • The War of 1812 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise 1820

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election 1828

  • The invention of the telegraph 1830

  • The Trail of Tears 1831

  • The Panic of 1837 1837

  • The Mexican-American War 1846

  • The Compromise of 1850 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter 1861

  • The Emancipation Proclamation 1863

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1863/1868

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1865-1870

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1868

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Electric light 1878, Telephone 1876, Airplane 1903.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1892-1907

  • The Spanish-American War 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1912