US History Time Line

By JEsterle
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovory of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotten Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

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    The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Panic of 1837

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emanciation Proclamation

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    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    The Invention of The Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

  • The Pullman and Homestead

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president