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U.S. History A Timeline

By EthanBaker
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    U.S. History

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    1754 - 1763
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    Signed

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    It was from September 28th to October 19th.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    May 27th - September 17th
  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    Signed into law

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The treaty was dated on April 30th and signed on May 2nd.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    Ended March 23rd, 1815. Almost 3 years...

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Made Missouri a slave state Maine a free state.
  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Against John Q Adams. Ended December 2nd,1828.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    1830's - 1840's, made by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors.

  • The Panic of 1837

    1837 - 1843. Caused by economical policies of Andrew Jackson. He created the Specie Circular and refused to renew the charter of the Second Bank of the United States.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    1838 - 1839. Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, Cherokees were forced to give up lands east of the Mississippi River and migrate to Oklahoma.
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    Ended February 2nd, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

    Senator Henry Clay introduces a series of resolutions.
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Ended April 14th, 1861

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    Signed. Ended January 1st, 1863

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    1865 - 1870
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The invention of the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell
  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

    Thomas Alva Edison

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Organized by Mr. Rockfeller

  • The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Railroad Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    Ended August 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane