Us History

By Super15Man!
  • 1492

    Columbus discovers America while trying to circle the world

  • Period: 1492 to

    Us History A timeline

  • Jamestown is Settled

    Men and boys from the old world settled Jamestown Virginia. And names their town after their king, James I.

  • The French and Indian War

    Tremendous gain in North America for England. They begin taxing the colonies to pay for the war efforts.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The colonist are frustrated with the "taxation without representation" and in the dead of night dump 342 chests of English tea into the sea at Griffins Warf.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Shot Heard Around the World. The battle of Lexington and Concord was THE beginning of the Revolutionary War. British soldiers were being rough with the colonists and the colonists fought back.

  • The Declaration Of Independence

    Congress declared Americas individuality and freedom from Great Britain.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    George Washington and 17,000 French and Continental troops lay siege to Yorktown. This is the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    55 delegates met to come up with a constitution. The Articles of Confederation are rejected. And the first ever Constitution in world history is established.

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    In Georgia Eli Whitney invents a machine that can separate cotton from other undesirable plant material.

  • The Alien Sedition Acts

    President Adams and Congress sign in laws to make it harder for immigrants to vote and give power for foreigners to be deported.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Us purchases the Louisiana Territory from France during the French Revolution.

  • The War of 1812

    Britain was being disrespectful of US naval water rights and this resulted in a conflict. In the end there were 15,000 Americans and 8,600 Britain soldiers killed.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The two faction of anti slavery and pro slavery want to both gain a new state so that their faction could be bigger than the other. The Missouri Compromise kept thing equal.

  • Andrew Jacksons Election

    Andrew Jackson was a general, and politician.

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    Samuel Morse among others invented the telegraph. Revolutionizing long distance communication.

  • The Trail of Tears

    1830-1850. Many Native Americans were forced West after laws were passed for their removal. Many of them died on the way.

  • The Panic of 1827

    Banks ran out of gold and silver to back the dollar. The US dollar would never again be worth its full face value.

  • The Mexican American War

    Texas was fought over by the US and Mexico, among other territories. The conflict that ensued is know as The Mexican American War.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    California is made a free state along with Washington DC. The Fugitive Slave act is set in place.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The South Carolina Militia bombards Fort Sumter near Charleston. Over 50 people are killed in the 18 month siege. The longest in US history.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Lincoln declared all people that are slaves are henceforth free.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    John D. Rockfeller became the owner of the largest oil refinery in the world. The company became a great force in the US before it was broken up into smaller companies. Causing a stock market skyrocket.

  • The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.

    These amendments gave former slaves citizenship, freedom, and gave African American men the right to vote.

  • The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to that of Ulysses Grand. Ending the Civil War.

  • Abraham Lincolns Assassination.

    While in the Ford theater that evening Lincoln is shot by Confederate John Wilkes Booth.

  • Andrew Johnsons Impeachment

    Andrew Johnsons impeachment was due to him breaking the Tenure of Office act. In doing so he overstretched his bounds as President.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Stikes

    Many workers of railroads and other low paying professions said they would either be paid more or quit work.

  • The Spanish American War

    The US and Spain go to war after naval conflicts. Eventually peace is reached over the Treaty or Paris December 10th that year.

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes Prsident

    Theo Roosevelt is the youngest president ever and assumes the office after McKinley was assassinated.

  • The lightbulb, plane, and phone are invented.

    The plane, 1903 by the Write Brothers. The lightbulb in 1873 by Thomas Edison. And the phone in 1876 by various inventors.