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Period: 1492 to
US History A Timeline
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Oct 12, 1492
The Discovery of America by Columbus
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The Settlement of Jamestown
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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
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The Constitutional Convention
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The Battle of Yorktown
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The invention of the cotton gin
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
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The invention of the electric light
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The Louisiana Purchase
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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
started in 1831 and ended 1877 -
The Panic of 1837
Started in 1837 and ended in 1843 -
The invention of the telegraph
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The Mexican-American War
Started on April 25, 1846, and ended on February 2, 1848 -
The Compromise of 1850
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The Firing on Fort Sumter
Started on April 12, 1861, and lasted till April 13, 1861 -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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13th Amendment
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Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
Happened in the Petersen House in Washington, D.C. -
14th Amendment
Passed in 1866 but was ratified on July 9, 186 -
Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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15th Amendment
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The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
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The invention of the telephone
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The Pullman and Homestead Strikes
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The Spanish-American War
Started on April 21, 1898, and ended on December 10, 1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
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The invention of the airplane