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Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
In 1492 Columbus accidentally discovered America or "the new world" which until then had remained a well kept secret by the vikings. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
US History a Timeline
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The Settlement of Jamestown
In 1607 the English arrived to build their first settlement and named it in honor of King James I. -
The French and Indian War
In 1754 the British and French expansion collided in a conflict called the French and Indian War or The Seven Years War. -
The Boston Tea Party
In 1773 the Boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
In April 1775, when British troops where sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they were stopped by a militia of colonials. -
The Declaration of Independence
in 1776 a document was signed by several US citizens declaring independence from the British empire. -
The Battle of Yorktown
In 1781 the combined forces of the US and French Armies defeated the British in the last great battle of the revolutionary war. -
The Constitutional Convention
When Congress was assembled in 1787 a Convention was called with the intent to revise the Articles of Confederation. -
The invention of the cotton gin
The modern mechanical cotton gin was invented in the United States of America in 1793 by Eli Whitney. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress, and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France, in which the U.S. purchased 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict that lasted from June 18, 1812 to February 18, 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
The United States presidential election of 1828 was held on from October 31, December 2 between John Adams, and Andrew Jackson. -
The Panic Of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid 1840s. -
The Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy caused the Cherokee nation to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma -
The invention of the telograph
The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil -
The Compromise of 1850
the compromise of 1850 was a political compromise to end hostility between the North and South. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the engagement and surrender of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
The surrender at Appomattox Courthouse was the last great battle of the American civil war. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Soon after the civil war Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments are known as the reconstruction amendments and were written five years following the American civil war. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson in 1868 -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was an American oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes of 1890 were held due to unfair wages and overworked workers. One worker said
Homestead 1892 Carnegie Steel Works during the 'Battle of Homestead,' July 1892, from the Rivers of Steel Heritage Area, Pittsburgh "About the only difference between slavery at Pullman and what it was down South before the war, is that there the owners took care of the slaves when they were sick and here they don't." -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War began because of the internal explosion of the USS Maine leading to US joining the Cuban War of Independence. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
Theodore Roosevelt became president of the united states of America in 1901. -
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane
The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane are arguably the three greatest inventions of the modern age in that they changed the way mankind functioned.
