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US history timeline

By Straberrygaytor
  • Jul 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus "finding" the Americas

    Christopher Columbus accidentally "discovered" the Americas trying to find a direct water source from Europe to Asia.
    His "finding" sparked a colonizer craze lasting centuries.

  • Jamestown settlement

    Virginia company founds the first lasting English settlement

  • The French and Indian war

    Also referred to as the seven-year war, the event marked another chapter Britan and France bitterness what started off as smaller battles soon shifted into far more after Britan declaring war in 1756

  • Boston tea party

    Massachusetts colonists board and raid three British tea ships, dumping 342 tea chests into the Boston harbor

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    start of the revolutionary war
    British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord
    Paul Revere and other midnight riders were quick to alert the townspeople

  • Declaration of independence

    A formal declaration to make the colonies intentions of being free from the British clear

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The British surrender to America (and their French allies)
    The last of the larger battles of the American revolution

  • The Constitutional Convention

    Created the constitution of the United States
    49 states participated (Rhode island being the only one that didn't)

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Invented and patented by Eli Whitney, made to remove the seeds from the cotton, being Americas biggest export. Though very successful, the creator did not make much money from it due to issues with patent infringement

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    Four laws passed when John Adams was in office, for fear of a war starting with Frace. Made to reduce foreign influence and culture, make it harder to question the government, and limited foreign activities and speech

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The united states bought land from France, growing and doubling the once small colony.
    15 states were made from this purchase

  • The War of 1812

    Unites states stages war with Great Britan attempting to cut off trades to the US in an attempt to stop them from expanding their land

  • The Missouri Compromise

    A law is signed allowing Missouri as a state still allowing slavery

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson runs against John Quincy Adams, Jackson winning both Electoral and popular vote.
    this was the first election states held conventions endorsing a candidate

  • he invention of the telegraph

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president