U.S. History Timeline

By emmapeyton
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The 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 Independance

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

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    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • The Andrew Jackson Election

  • The Invention of the Telegram

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    The Panic of 1837

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing of Fort Sumter

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    The Emancipation Proclamation

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    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Invention of the Telephone

  • The invention of Electric Lights

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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane