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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers America
Columbus finds land and believes that he has sailed to India, but what he didn't know was that he had just found a new continent -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
US History timeline
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The settlement of Jamestown
The settlement of James town was the first colony of English settlements in America -
The French and Indian War
The Battle of Jumonville Glen was the first battle of the French and Indian war. The French and Indian War was from 1754 to 1763. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party play a big role in founding america When the English put taxes on tea, the English men that lived in America thought that it violated their rights as Englishmen where the famous line "No taxation with out representation" comes in -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first military engagement of the American Revolution. Minute men came together to protect their towns and homes form the British -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document that represents us separating from England who would no longer rule over us and then becoming are own nation, the United States of America -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown is the last major battle of the American Revolutions. The French and their commander Comte de Rochambeau helped the George Washington and the Americans defeat the British army and their lieutenant general Charles Cornwallis in Yorktown. The battle started Sep. 28 1781 and ended in Oct. 19 -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention created the Constitution of the United States of America and the rules that built our country. The Constitutional Convention lasted from May 25 to Sep. 17, 1787 -
The Invention of the Cotton Gin
The Cotton Gin is a machine that is able to separate the seeds from the cotton fibers. the cotton gin helped produce more cotton and it was easier to work with it. -
The Alien and Sedation Acts
John Adams made the Alien and Sedation Acts, which make it harder for immigrants to become a citizen. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from France. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 lasted form June 18 to Feb. 18, 1815. The War of 1812 was fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to be a slave state but it was prohibited forever in the rest of the Louisiana purchase -
Andrew Jackson's Election
In the 1828 presidential election, President John Quincy and Andrew Jackson were both running to be president. It ended when Andrew Jackson was selected to be president. -
The Trails of Tears
The Trails of Tears is when Indian nations were forced to move in the United States. The Trails of Tears started Nov. 1, 1831 and ended Dec. 26, 1838 -
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States. It happened when unemployment went up and the wages and profits went down. It didn't end until the 1840s. -
The Invention of the Telegraph
The first telegraph was sent on May 24, 1844. It sent long-distance communication. it worked by being connected to electric wires. -
The Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American war, also known as the invasion of Mexico, was between the United States and Mexico. When America was expanding and took Texas as US Territory, but Mexico considered Texas their territory which started the Mexican-American war. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was five separate bills passed by the United States Congress. -
The Firing on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the begging of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that changed "slave" to "free". It allowed slaves to be able to become free if they were able escape the South. The Emancipation Proclamation started Sep. 22, 1862 and ended January 1, 1863 -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E Lee Surrender his troops to Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox courthouse, Virginia. Which ended the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
While in attending a play at Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Both manged to sneak up behind President Lincoln and shoot him in the head. Lincoln ended up dying in a house across from the theater the next morning. -
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
The 13th Amendment was ratified on December 6th, 1865. It abolished slavery from the United States. The 14th Amendment was ratified July 9th, 1868. This amendment granted citizenship to all the people born in the United States. The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3rd, 1870. This Amendment prohibited the states from depriving someone to vote on the matter of there race, color, or who the had served. -
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
Andrew Johnson was the President right after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was impeached on February 24, 1868 after disagreeing with the republicans about how to take care of the south. -
The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
Rockefeller started then Standard Oil Trust in the 1870s. I was dominating over all the oil products. It had caused a monopoly effect. I was not able to find the exact date. -
The Invention of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell is the one who created the telephone on the 10th of March 1876 -
The Invention of the Electric Light
Thomas Edison created the light bulb on October 22 1879.
Edison invented the electric light bulb so people wouldn't have to continue using gas lamps -
The Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an industrial strike. It ended up becoming a battle against the strikers and Pennsylvania's state militia -
The Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike. The American Railway Union was against the Pullman company along with all the main railroads. It was a response for reduced wages. -
The Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was started when a conflict happened between the United States and Spain. The Spanish-American War started April 25 and ended in August 12,1898 -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States of America in 1901, after the recent president had been assassinated. Roosevelt became the youngest president in history. -
The Invention of the Airplane
Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first airplane. The test flight was at Kitty Hawk and they flew there plane 4 times.