U.S. History Timeline

By AbbieT002
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • Period: Dec 8, 1492 to

    U.S. History Timeline

  • James Town was Established

  • The Boston Tea Party

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    French and Indian War

  • Declaration of Independence signed

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    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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    The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Established

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone

  • Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb

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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Wright Brothers invent the 1st Airplane

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord