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U.S. History Timeline

By Gsmyth
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus' Discovery of America

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • Start of The French and Indian War

  • End of The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The United States Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of The Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedation Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • Start of The War of 1812

  • End of The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Start of The Panic of 1837

  • The End of The Panic of 1837

  • The Start of The Mexican-American War

  • The End of The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Start of The Battle of Fort Sumter

  • The End of The Battle of Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The 13th Amendment

  • The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

  • The 14th Amendment

  • The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

  • The 15th Amendment

  • The Organization of The Standard Oil Trust

  • The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

  • Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

  • The Start of The Spanish-American War

  • The End of The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane