Us History Timeline

By laniejane17
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Discovered America

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    Us History Timeline

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    (they didn't give me an exact date the war started, how ever my research said the first battle was may 28th 1754
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of independence

    The Declaration of independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the Cotton Gin

    The invention of the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney applied for a patent on this date but it was not validated till 1807
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    This lasted till December second of the same year
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    This also did not give a specific date, but it was started in 1831, and ended in 1877
  • The invention of the Telegraph

    The invention of the Telegraph

    Although it was invented in 1837 the first message, "What hath God Wrought?" was sent on May 24th 1844
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Mexican American War

    The Mexican American War

    This lasted till February 2nd 1848
  • The compromise of 1850

    The compromise of 1850

  • The Firing of Fort Sumter

    The Firing of Fort Sumter

    This ended the next day April 13th 1861
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • the surrender at appomattox court house

    the surrender at appomattox court house

  • Abraham Lincoln's assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's assassination

  • The 13th Amendment is ratified

    The 13th Amendment is ratified

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • The 14th Amendment is ratified

    The 14th Amendment is ratified

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    No specific date given. Just from 1870-1911
  • The 15th amendment is ratified

    The 15th amendment is ratified

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone

  • The invention of the Electric light

    The invention of the Electric light

    Invented in 1879 and Patented on January 27th 1880
  • The Pullman and Homestead strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead strikes

    This lasted from May 11th 1894-July 20th 1894
  • The Spanish American War

    The Spanish American War

    This lasted from April 21st 1898 to December 10th of 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • Invention of the Airplane

    Invention of the Airplane