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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
US History Timeline
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Lands in America
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War ended on February 10, 1763 -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The shot hear round the world -
The Declaration of Independence
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The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown ended on October 19, 1781. This was when George Washington defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
The Constitutional Convention
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The Invention of the Cotton Gin
This machine was validated in 1807. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
Great Britain tries to put America under their control. This ended on February 18, 1815 -
The Missouri Compromise
The nation is divided in half. The upper half, the slaves are free. And the lower half, the slaves are still in bondage. -
Andrew Jackson's Election
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The Trail of Tears
Native Americans were forced to leave the south and the southeast. Many of the Native Americans died. This went on for many years. It ended in 1850. -
The Panic of 1837
The banks gave too many loans which turned into an economic downturn. This lasted until the mid 1840's. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
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The Mexican-American War
This war lasted until February 2, 1848. -
The Compromise of 1850
California can be admitted to the US without slavery. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
It happened in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor. This marked the beginning of the Civil War. It ended on April 13, 1861. -
The Emancipation Proclomation
Abraham Lincoln declares that all slaves are free. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate army, surrendered. -
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
13th Amendment abolishes slavery. The 14th Amendment came out on July 9, 1868. It gave citizenship to all to everyone in the United States. The 15th Amendment came out on February 3, 1870. It gave black men the right to vote. -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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The Invention of the Telephone
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The Invention of the Lightbulb
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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Homestead and Pullman Strike
The Homestead strike happened on July 1- November 20, 1892. The Pullman strike happened on May 11- July 20, 1894. -
Spanish-American War
Ended on December 10, 1898. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States
After 157 days of being the vice president, President McKinley gets assassinated. -
The Electric Light, Telephone, and the Airplane
That was the exact date for the invention airplane by the Wright brothers. In 1879, Thomas Edison created the light bulb. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell created the first telephone. The 1870's to the early 1900's was known as the Gilded Age.