US History A Timeline

By Allie Staffiery
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    Columbus Discovers America
  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • Pilgrims Land On Plymouth Rock

    Pilgrims Land On Plymouth Rock

  • The French and Indian War (Begins)

    The French and Indian War (Begins)
  • Period: to

    The French and Indian War

  • The French and Indian War (Ends)

    The French and Indian War (Ends)

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence (Signed)

    The Declaration of Independence (Signed)

  • The Battle of Yorktown (Begins)

    The Battle of Yorktown (Begins)

  • The Battle of Yorktown (Ends)

    The Battle of Yorktown (Ends)

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • George Washington Becomes President

    George Washington Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin
    This was the day Eli Whitney applied for the patent.

  • The Alien and Sedation Acts

    The Alien and Sedation Acts
    June 18th is the day when the first act was passed in the group. The Alien act was passed on June 25th, 1798 and the Sedation act on July 14th, 1798.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812 (Begins)

  • The War of 1812 (Ends)

    The War of 1812 (Ends)

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the First Telegraph

    The Invention of the First Telegraph
    This was actually the day the first telegraph was SENT.

  • The Mexican-American War (Begins)

    The Mexican-American War (Begins)

  • The Mexican-American War (Ends)

    The Mexican-American War (Ends)

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • Abraham Lincoln Becomes President

    Abraham Lincoln Becomes President

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Civil War (Begins)

    The Civil War (Begins)

  • The Emancipation Proclomation

    The Emancipation Proclomation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • President Lincoln's Assassination

    President Lincoln's Assassination

  • The Civil War (Ends)

    The Civil War (Ends)

  • 13th Amendment Ratified

    13th Amendment Ratified

  • Andrew Johnson Impeached

    Andrew Johnson Impeached

  • 14th Amendment Ratified

    14th Amendment Ratified

  • The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust
    I was unable to find the exact date.

  • 15th Amendment Ratified

    15th Amendment Ratified

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War (Begins)

    The Spanish-American War (Begins)

  • The Spanish-American War (Ends)

    The Spanish-American War (Ends)

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane