US History Timeline

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America by Columbus

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    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

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    The Boston Tea Party

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    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

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    The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

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    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

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    The Alien and Sedition Act

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    The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

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    The Missouri Compromise

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    Andrew Jacksons Impeachment

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    Andrew Jackson's Election

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Panic of 1837

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    The Invention of the Telegraph

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    The Mexican-American War

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    The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

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    The Emancipation Proclamation

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    13,14, and 15, Amendment's Established

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    Surendar at Appomattox Courthouse

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    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    The Pullman and Homestead

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    The Spanish-American War

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    Theodore Roosevelt became President

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    The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane