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Aug 3, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
Christopher Colombus found Americs in search of India. He was looking for a quicker way to get the precious spices from India. That is why Native Americans are often referred to as Indians. Colombus thought that he was in India when he landed in America. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
U.S. History Timeline
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The Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown was a colony that was named after King James. This colony had a hard time survivng the Native Americans and new challenges that came with living in the New World. -
The French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War was a struggle between Britain and France. When France expanded territory into the Ohio River, it brought repeated conflict about the British colonies claim to the land. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea Party was a protest against British taxation. The most taxed import was tea, so the protestors threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This is when the colonists fought and finally won their indepence from the British. -
The Declaration of Independence
This was a signed document that essentially declared our independence from Britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This was a battle taking place in Yorktown woth washington and his troops fighting the British troops. -
The Constitutional Convention
This was a convetnion for the writing of the constitution. -
The invention of the cotton gin
This invetion greatly sped the process of seeding cotton fibers. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
There was no month/day found for this event. These were a set of laws written by President Adams. The power to deport foreigners as well as make it hard for immigrants to vote were among theses laws. -
The Louisiana Purchase
There was no month/day found for this event. This is when Thomas Jefferson bought Lousiana from France. -
The War of 1812
The main cause of this war was British attempts to restrict US trade. -
The Missouri Compromise
This was Missiouri Compromise was Congress granted this state into the Union without upsetting the balance between free andslaves states. -
Andrew Jackson’s Election
Andrew Jackson was elected to be president. -
The Panic of 1837
There was no month/day found for this event. The banks were closing, buisnesses were failing, and thousands of people lost their land. -
The Trail of Tears
There was no month/day found for this event. This was when the federal goverment forced Native Americans off of their land. -
The invention of the telegraph
There was no month/day found for this event. This was a way to send eletrical codes to people. This person also inveted morse code. -
The Mexican-American War
There was no month/day found for this event. The Mexican-American war was a conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico. This war was about which country had the right to call Texas it's own. -
The Compromise of 1850
After the Mexican-American war a compromise gave the US California as a free state and creating Utah and New Mexico. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
This fort was a source of tension between the Union and the Confederacy. This is when they battled at this fort. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This was against slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
On this date Gneral Robert E. Lee surrendered about 28,000 troops to General Ulysses S, Grant in the front of the Appomattox Courthouse, -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
On this date President Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in a theater box seat. -
13th Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
This is when Andrew Jackson was impeached for war crimes and things. -
14th Amendment
The 14th amendment adressed citizenship and equal protection of the laws. It was about slavery. -
15th Amendment
This amendment prohibits denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
The invention of the telephone
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The invention of the electric light
Humphry Davin invented the electri light. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
This was an American producing, transporting, refining,and marketing oil company. -
The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
There was no month/day found for this event. The workers for these factories asked for a raise, but were denied. This brought on the Pullman and Homestead Strikes. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War started with the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain. The US was sympathetic of the Cubans, which soon resulted in them joining the war. The Treaty of Paris was Spain renouncing all of their claim to Cuba. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
There was no day found for this event. -
The invention of the airplane
The first airplane got lifted off the ground on this date.
