U.S history timeline

  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus
  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    U.S history A timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War started in 1754 and ended in 1763 but I couldn't find the exact day and month it started.
  • 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 Battle of Yorktown went form Sep 28, 1781 – Oct 19, 1781.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention
    The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, resulting in the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing the Convention among the most significant events in American history.
  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812
    The war of 1812 went from Jun, 18, 1812 to Feb, 18, 1815.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election
    The 1828 United States presidential election was the 11th quadrennial presidential election. It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. It featured a re-match of the 1824 election, as President John Quincy Adams of the National Republican Party faced Andrew Jackson of the Democratic Party.
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • 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
    I can't find anywhere the exact day and month. So I just put in a random day and month.
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    the light bulb was invented in 1879, and in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The airplane was invented in 1903