U.S. History Timeline

By lChinchen3737
  • 1865 BCE

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    May 28 1754 - February 10 1763

  • 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
    September 28, 1781 - October 19, 1781

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention
    May 25, 1787 - September 17, 1787

  • 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 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    Electric light: 1809; Telephone: March 7, 1876; Airplane: December 17, 1903

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812
    June18, 1812 - February 18, 1815

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrews Jackson's Election

    Andrews Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
    1831 - 1850

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Mexican - American War

    The Mexican - American War
    April 25,1846 - February 2, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter
    April 12, 1861- April 13, 1861

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • The Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    The Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
    May 5, 1894 - July 20, 1894

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
    April 21, 1898 - December 10, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president