US History A Timeline

By Cookiedough0104
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

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    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • 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 Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

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    The Trail of Tears

  • The invention of the telegraph

    This is when it was patented.

  • The Panic of 1837

    This event lasted until the mid-1840s. We don't know the exact date when it stopped.
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    This is the date these Amendments were passed.

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The invention of the Telephone

    This date is the patent of the telephone.

  • The invention of the electric light

    This date is the patent of the electric light.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Railroad Strike

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the Airplane

    This date is the patent of the airplane.

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