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US History

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus
  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    US History Time line

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
  • The Boston tea party

  • The battle of Lexington and Concord

  • the Declaration of independence

    the Declaration of independence
  • The battle of Yorktown

  • Constitutional convention

    Constitutional convention
  • The Cotton Gin

    The Cotton Gin
    separated cotton seeds from the fibers easily, a lot faster than a worker
  • Alien and sedition act

    making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
  • The Louisiana purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812
    Jun 18, 1812 – Feb 18, 1815
  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election
  • The trail of tears

    The trail of tears
    The government forced the Indians out of there lands to live in Indian Territory's
  • The telegraph

    The telegraph
  • The panic of 1837

    This was a financial crisis in America.
  • The Mexican - American War

    4/25/1846 - 2/2/1848
  • The compromise of 1850

  • Missouri Compromise

  • The firing on fort summer

    The firing on fort summer
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    Granted freedom to the slaves.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
  • Abraham Lincoln's Amendments

    Abolished slavery
  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    Surrender at Appomattox Court House
    American Civil wars. 3/29/1865 - 4/9/1865
  • Andrew Jackson's impeachment

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    First amendments made to the constitution in 60 years
  • The invention of the electric light,

    The invention of the electric light,
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    Apr 21, 1898 – Aug 13, 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president