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US History A Timeline

By SoleM
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin
    The Patent was granted permission on March 14, 1794, but was not fully validated until 1807.

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph
    1830s-1840s

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837
    1837 – 1843

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War
    April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
    January 29, 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter
    April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
    The 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870)

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
    April 9, 1865

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    1831 – 1877

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
    1878 - 1903.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
    Apr 21, 1898 – Aug 13, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
    1901-1909