U.S History Timeline

By Minuway
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    U.S History Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention Of The Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedation Acts

    4 laws passed in June and July of 1798. "These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the President to deport aliens and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime." -History.com on Alien and Sedation Acts.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    Ran from 1831 to 1877.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    When the telegraph was first developed and patented by Samuel Morse. The world's first telegraphic message was sent in 1844.

  • The Panic of 1837

    A financial crisis in the United States. Touched off the Great Depression.

  • The Mexican-American War

    Was fought from 1846 to 1848.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 consists of five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The document announcing freedom to all slaves in America.

  • The Organization 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. In 1870, the company was renamed Standard Oil Company, after which Rockefeller decided to buy up all the other competition and form them into one large company." -u.s. history.com on standard oil trust.

  • 13th Amendment

    "The Thirteenth Amendment—passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864; by the House on January 31, 1865; and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865—abolished slavery 'within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.'" -Senate.gov on Civil War Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    "In Appomattox Court house, Virginia, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War." -history.com on Robert E. Lee

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    "While attending an evening performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre, the President is shot by John Wilkes Booth" -loc.gov on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

  • 14th Amendment

    "Passed by the Senate on June 8, 1866, and ratified two years later, on July 9, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws,”" -Senate.gov on the 14th amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson for violating the Tenure of Office Act.

  • 15th Amendment

    "Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote." -ourdocuments.gov

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell received his patent for the telephone.

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    Invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.

  • The Homestead Strike

    Lasted from June 30th to July 6th.

  • The Pullman Strike

    A widespread railroad strike and boycott. Lasted from May 11th to July 20th.

  • The Spanish-American War

    Lasted from April 4th to December 10th, 1898.

  • The Election of Theodore Roosevelt.

  • Invention of the Airplane

    "On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane." -airspace.si.edu on the Wright Brothers.