US History A Timeline

  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Founding of America by Columbus

    The Founding of America by Columbus
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown
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    The French and Indian War

  • 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
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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • 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
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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election
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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
    The oil trust formed in 1863, was built up in 1868 and became the largest in 1870.
  • Thirteenth Amendment

    Thirteenth Amendment
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • Abraham Lincolns Assassination

    Abraham Lincolns Assassination
  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
  • Fourteenth Amendment

    Fourteenth Amendment
  • Fifteenth Amendment

    Fifteenth Amendment
  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone
  • The Invention of the electric light

    The Invention of the electric light
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    The Pullman and Home-stead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane