U.S History A Timeline

By nl99ut
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    U.S. History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War Starts

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Approved on July 2, 1776
    Signed on July 4, 1776

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    Starting on May 28 1830 th Indian Removel Act was passed and " Indian land was now available to whites"

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837 does not have an exact date, but Martin Van Buren was inaugurated on March 4 1837. The Panic really began just a few months after this date.

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    1835-1836: “…crude working model…”
    1837: “…working mechanical form…” and patented
    "Morse sent Vail the historic first message: “What hath God wrought!” " on May 24, 1844

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    On January 29, 1850 the compromise was proposed

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th Amendment

    "Passed on January 31, 1865 and ratified on December 6 1865"

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 14th Amendment

    "Passed by Congress June 13 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868"

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 15th Amendment

    "Passed by Congress February 26 ,1869. Ratified February 3 ,1870"

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    March 7, 1876 was the day the Alexander Graham Bell got his patent for the telephone.

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    January 27 1880 was the day that Thomas Edison got his patent for the electric light

  • The Invention of the Airplane

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President