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Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America by Columbus
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Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
US History A Timeline
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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The French and Indian War
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End of the French and Indian War
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The Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776, but the Continental Congress adopted it on the above date. -
The Battle of Yorktown
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End of the Battle of Yorktown
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The Constitutional Convention
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The Invention of the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney (the creator of the cotton gin) applied for a patent for his cotton gin on the above date. The patent was granted on March 14, 1794. -
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien Act: June 18, 1798
The Sedition Act: July 14, 1798 -
The Louisiana Purchase
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The War of 1812
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End of the War of 1812
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The Missouri Compromise
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Andrew Jackson’s Election
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The Trail of Tears
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The Panic of 1837
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End of the Trail of Tears
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The Invention of the Telegraph
The early development of the telegraph began in 1837 but the first public demonstration happened on the above date. -
The Mexican-American War
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End of the Mexican-American War
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The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
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Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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Invention of the Telephone
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The Invention of the Electric Light
The electric light was created by Humphry Davy in 1809 but Thomas Edison created the Light Bulb on October 22, 1879. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The Homestead Strike
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The Pullman Strike
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The Spanish-American War
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End of the Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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Invention of the Airplane
