US History

By annalizvaughn
  • 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    Christopher Columbus searches for a route from Europe to Asia but instead stumbles across the Americas.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America is founded.

  • The French and Indian War Begins

    The French and Indian War starts.

  • The French and Indian War Ends

    The end of the French and Indian War.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Sons of Liberty dump tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, the Battles of Lexington and Concord take place.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is published and signed.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown Begins.

  • The Battle of Yorktown Ends

    The end of the Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention is held.

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whiting applies for a patent for his cotton gin.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts.

    The Alien and Sedition Acts are passed.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    A plot of land west of the Mississippi River is purchased from France by the U.S.

  • The War of 1812 Begins

    The beginning of The War of 1812.

  • The War of 1812 Ends

    The end of The War of 1815.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise is passed.

  • Andrew Jackson Elected

    Andrew Jackson is elected and becomes the nations 7th president.

  • The Telegraph is Invented

    Samuel Morse is developed and patented.

  • The Panic of 1837 begins.

    The beginning of The Panic of 1837.

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Cherokee nation is forced to give up its lands and migrate elsewhere.

  • The Panic of 1837 Ends

    The ending of The Panic of 1837.

  • The Mexican-American War Begins.

    The Beginning of the Mexican-American War.

  • The Mexican-American War Ends.

    The ending of the Mexican-American War.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 is introduced.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter takes place from April 12th to April 14th.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation is issued.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Standard Oil Trust is formed by John D. Rockefeller.

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

    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are passed in the 5 year time period after the Civil War.

  • The Surrender at Appomattox

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse takes place.

  • Lincoln is Assassinated

    President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated.

  • Andrew Johnson Impeached

    President Andrew Johnson is impeached.

  • Electric Light Invented

    Henry Woodward patents an electric light bulb.

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell uses the telephone for the first time.

  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike takes place.

  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike takes place.

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War starts in April, ending 4 months later.

  • Theodore Roosevelt Elected

    Theodore Roosevelt is elected president.

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    Wilbur and Orville Wright fly the first successful airplane.