U.S. History A timeline

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America by Columbus

  • the settlement of Jamestown

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    the French and Indian War

  • the Boston Tea Party

  • the Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • the Declaration of Independence is Issued

    The Declaration of Independence was issued on July 4 1776 when the U.S. declared Independence from Great Britain but it was signed by congress almost a month later on August 2 1776

  • the Battle of Yorktown

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    the Constitutional Convention

  • the Invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • the Louisiana Purchase

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    the War of 1812

  • the Missouri Compromise

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    Andrew Jackson's Election

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    Invention of the telegraph

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    the Trail of Tears

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    the Panic of 1837

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    the Mexican American War

  • the Compromise of 1850

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    the Firing on Fort Sumter

  • the Emancipation Proclamation is Issued

  • the Organisation of Standard Oil Trust

    The Standard Oil Trust was formed in 1863 by John D. Rockefeller. He built up the company through 1868 to become the largest oil refinery firm in the world.

  • the Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

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    the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments are ratified

    the 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6 1865
    the 14th Amendment was ratified on July 9 1868
    the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3 1870

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

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    the inventions of the telephone, incandescent electric light bulb, and airplane

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876
    Thomas Edison invented the incandescent electric light bulb in 1879
    The Wright Brothers invented the airplane in 1903
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    the Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    the Homestead Strike lasted from June 30 - July 6 1892
    the Pullman Strike lasted from May 11 - July 20 1894
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    the Spanish American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    FUN FACT!
    Theodore Roosevelt was vice president to William McKinley in 1901 when William was assassinated so he became president. Theodore Roosevelt was president until 1909