Timeline

The Discovery of America by Columbus

1492

https://historycollection.com/day-history-columbus-discovers-america-1492/

The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

1492

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/us-history-timeline-9ffe8a42-3184-45a1-ab68-a7b9984e3339#:~:text=The%20invention%20of%20the%20electric%20light%2C,telephone%2C%20and%20airplane%20Oct%2012%2C%201492

The Settlement of Jamestown

1607

https://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/jamestown-chrono/

The French and Indian War

1754

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war

Andrew Jackson’s Election

1767

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 16, 1775

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord#:~:text=The%20Battles%20of%20Lexington%20and%20Concord%2C%20fought%20on,colonies%20and%20the%20British%20authorities%2C%20particularly%20in%20Massachusetts.

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

The Battle of Yorktown

1781

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown#section_2

The Constitutional Convention

May 25, 1787

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins

The invention of the cotton gin

1794

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney#:~:text=In%201794%2C%20U.S.-born%20inventor%20Eli%20Whitney%20%281765-1825%29%20patented,mid-19th%20century%2C%20cotton%20had%20become%20America%E2%80%99s%20leading%20export.

The Alien and Sedition Acts

1798

https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/alien-and-sedition-acts

The Louisiana Purchase

1801

https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase

The War of 1812

1812

https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812

The Missouri Compromise

1820

https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/missouri-compromise

The Trail of Tears

1831

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears

The invention of the telegraph

1832

https://classroom.synonym.com/10-invention-telegraph-8053218.html

The Panic of 1837

1837

http://www.american-historama.org/1829-1841-jacksonian-era/panic-of-1837.htm

The Mexican-American War

1846

https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/mexican-american-war

The Compromise of 1850

1850

https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/compromise-of-1850

The Firing on Fort Sumter

1861

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jul 22, 1862

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation

The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

1863

https://u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html#:~:text=Standard%20Oil%20Trust%20The%20Standard%20Oil%20Trust%20was,competition%20and%20form%20them%20into%20one%20large%20company.

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

1865

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house

Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

May 14, 1865

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

1866

https://herb.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1524

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

1868

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-andrew-johnson-impeached

The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

1889

https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike

The Spanish-American War

1898

https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war

Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

1901

https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt#:~:text=Theodore%20Roosevelt.%20Contents.%20The%20rising%20young%20Republican%20politician,September%201901%2C%20after%20the%20assassination%20of%20William%20McKinley.