US History

By AshDash
  • Oct 12, 1492

    1. The Discovery of America by Columbus: 1492

  • 2. The Settlement of Jamestown: 1607

  • 3. The French and Indian War: 1754-1763

  • 4. The Albany Plan of Union: 1754

  • 5. The Boston Tea Party: 1773

  • 6. The Battle of Lexington and Concord: 1775

  • 7. The Declaration of Independence: 1776

  • 8. The Battle of Yorktown: September 28th 1781-October 19th, 1781

  • 9. The Constitutional Convention: May 27th, 1787-September 17th, 1787

  • 11. The invention of the cotton gin:1794

  • 10. The Alien and Sedition Acts: 1798

  • 12. The Louisiana Purchase: 1803

  • 13. The War of 1812: June 18th, 1812-February 18th, 1815

  • 14. The Missouri Compromise: 1820

  • 15. Andrew Jackson’s Election: October 31st, 1828-December 2nd, 1828

  • 16. The invention of the telegraph: 1830-1840

  • 17. The Trail of Tears: 1831-1850

  • 18. The Mexican-American War: April 25th, 1846-February 2nd, 1848

  • 19. The Compromise of 1850: 1850

  • 20. The Firing on Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861-April 13th, 1861

  • 21. The Emancipation Proclamation: 1862

    Issued in September 1862. This proclamation freed all rebellious slaves January 1st, 1863.

  • 27. The Organization of Standard Oil Trust: 1863

    An American company that produced, processed, marketed, and transported oil.

  • 24. 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments: 1865, 1866, 1869

    13th amendment gets rid of slavery, issued January 31st 1865. 14th defines and explains citizenship, issued June 13th, 1866. 15th says everyone has the right to vote, issued February 26th 1869.

  • 22. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse: 1865

    One of the last battles of the American Civil war.

  • 23. Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: 1865

    John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham on April 4th, 1865 while Abraham was attending a play at the Ford's Theatre.

  • 25. Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment: 1868

    Andrew broke the law that says he can't dismiss government officials without senate permission.

  • 26. The end of Reconstruction: 1877

    The era began on January 1st, 1863 and ended on March 31st, 1877.

  • 31. The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane: 1879, 1849, 1903-1905

    The light bulb invented by Thomas Edison, Joseph Swan, and Hiram Maxim in 1879. The telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1849. Wilbur and Orville were the inventors of the airplane in 1903. They built/flew the very first, fully, practical airplane in 1905.

  • 28. The Pullman and Homestead Strikes: 1892

    An industrial lockout strike.

  • 29. The Spanish-American War: April 21, 1898-August 13th, 1898.

    Conflict between America and Spain.

  • 30. Theodore Roosevelt becomes president: September 14, 1901

    He served from September 14th, 1901. His term ended March 4th, 1909.