US History Timeline | Timetoast Timelines

Oct 12, 1492

Discovery of America

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Columbus/The-first-voyage
May 14, 1607

Settlement of Jamestown

https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony
Period: 1754 to 1763

French and Indian War

https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War
Dec 16, 1773

Boston Tea Party

https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party
Apr 19, 1775

Battle of Lexington and Concord

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
Jul 4, 1776

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 9, 1781

Battle of Yorktown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown
May 25, 1787

Constitutional Convention

https://www.britannica.com/event/Constitutional-Convention
1793

Cotton Gin Invention

https://www.britannica.com/technology/cotton-gin
1798

Alien and Sedition Acts

https://www.britannica.com/event/Alien-and-Sedition-Acts
May 2, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815

War of 1812

https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812
1820

Missouri Compromise

https://www.britannica.com/event/Missouri-Compromise
Mar 4, 1829

Andrew Jackson's Election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson
Period: 1830 to 1840

Trail of Tears

https://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-Tears
Period: 1837 to 1844

Panic of 1837

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1837
1838

Telegraph Invention

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-invention-of-the-telegraph-1773842
Period: 1846 to 1848

Mexican American War

https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War
1850

Compromise of 1850

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation Proclamation

https://www.britannica.com/event/Emancipation-Proclamation
Period: 1865 to 1870

Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th Amendments)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Amendments
Apr 9, 1865

Battle of Appomattox Court House

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Appomattox-Court-House
Apr 14, 1865

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
Feb 24, 1868

Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson
1870

Organization of Standard Oil Trust

https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil
Mar 10, 1876

Telephone Invention

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone
Jan 27, 1880

Electric Light Bulb Invention

https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/edisons-lightbulb
Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894

Pullman and Homestead Strikes

https://www.britannica.com/event/Pullman-Strike
Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Jul 17, 1898

Spanish American War

https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-American-War
Sep 14, 1901

Theodor Roosevelt Election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
Dec 17, 1903

Airplane Invention

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers