US History A Timeline

The Discovery of America by Columbus

Oct 12, 1492

https://www.voanews.com/usa/real-story-who-discovered-america

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Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Sep 14, 1901

The Settlement of Jamestown

May 14, 1607

Jamestown Colony | History & Facts | Britannica

The French and Indian War

1754

https://historyofmassachusetts.org/french-and-indian-war/#:~:text=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War%2C%20which%20took%20place,France%20over%20control%20of%20the%20Ohio%20River%20Valley.

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

when was the Boston tea party

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

United States Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

The Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

when was The Battle of Yorktown

The Constitutional Convention

May 25, 1787

https://colonialquills.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-constitutional-convention-started.html#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20started%20on%20May%2025%2C%201787.,trusted%20men%20who%20have%20ever%20walked%20this%20soil.

The invention of the cotton gin

Mar 14, 1794

The Cotton Gin-- Great Inventions - Edinformatics

The Alien and Sedition Acts

1798

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts#:~:text=The%20Alien%20and%20Sedition%20Acts%20were%20four%20laws,into%20law%20by%20President%20John%20Adams%20in%201798.

The invention of the telegraph

1800

http://nearfieldcommunication.org/history-of-the-telegraph.html#:~:text=The%20telegraph%20was%20a%20machine%20invented%20in%20the,inventor%20called%20Samuel%20Sommering%2C%20was%20an%20electrochemical%20telegraph.

The Louisiana Purchase

1803

Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia

The War of 1812

1812

War of 1812 - Wikipedia

The Missouri Compromise

1820

Missouri Compromise | Summary, Map, & Significance | Britannica

Andrew Jackson’s Election

Mar 4, 1829

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Andrew_Jackson#:~:text=The%20presidency%20of%20Andrew%20Jackson%20began%20on%20March,Quincy%20Adams%20in%20the%20bitterly-contested%201828%20presidential%20election.

The Trail of Tears

1832

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_telegraph#:~:text=The%20telegraph%20invented%20by%20Baron%20Schilling%20von%20Canstatt,galvanometers%20with%20magnetic%20needles%2C%20suspended%20from%20silk%20threads.

The Panic of 1837

1837

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/panic-of-1837/

The Mexican-American War

1846

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War#:~:text=The%20Mexican-American%20War%20was%20a%20conflict%20between%20the,Mexico%2C%20fought%20from%20April%201846%20to%20February%201848.

The Compromise of 1850

1850

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850#:~:text=Compromise%20of%201850.%20The%20Compromise%20of%201850%20was,status%20of%20territories%20acquired%20in%20the%20Mexican%E2%80%93American%20War.

The Firing on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/battle-of-fort-sumter-facts/

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation#:~:text=The%20Emancipation%20Proclamation%2C%20or%20Proclamation%2095%2C%20was%20a,States%20President%20Abraham%20Lincoln%20effective%20January%201%2C%201863.

The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

1863

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html#:~:text=Standard%20Oil%20Trust.%20The%20Standard%20Oil%20Trust%20was,the%20largest%20oil%20refinery%20firm%20in%20the%20world.

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

https://www.nps.gov/apco/index.htm#:~:text=Beginning%20Peace%20and%20Reunion.%20On%20April%209%2C%201865%2C,signaled%20the%20end%20of%20the%20nation%27s%20largest%20war.

Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

Apr 14, 1865

https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

Feb 24, 1868

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

Feb 3, 1870

https://brainly.com/question/7490958#:~:text=They%20were%20all%20shortly%20passed%20after%20the%20Civil,more%20specifically%20the%20rights%20of%20African%20Americans.%200.0.

The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

1878

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/invention_of_the_telephone

The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

Jun 30, 1892

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Awr9K563VzxfSIgAKgBXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByNWU4cGh1BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?qid=20070425060852AA9XJQN

The Spanish-American War

Apr 25, 1898

when was The Spanish-American War

Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

Sep 14, 1901

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt#:~:text=Presidency%20of%20Theodore%20Roosevelt.%20Theodore%20Roosevelt.%20The%20Presidency,William%20McKinley%2C%20and%20ended%20on%20March%204%2C%201909.