American History Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Settleing a Wilderness

  • Jan 1, 1518

    Middle Passage

    Middle Passage
  • Feb 17, 1577

    Sir Frances Drake

    Sir Frances Drake
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
  • Thomas Hooker

    Thomas Hooker
  • Providence

    Providence
  • The Poquot War

    The Poquot War
  • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

    Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
  • Old Deluder Satan Act

    Old Deluder Satan Act
  • Greatv Awakening

    Greatv Awakening
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
  • Braddock's Road

    Braddock's Road
  • Period: to

    Establishing a Nation

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
  • Three-Fifths Compromise

    Three-Fifths Compromise
  • Philadelphia Convention

    Philadelphia Convention
  • The Pinckney Treaty

    The Pinckney Treaty
  • alien and Sedition Acts

    alien and Sedition Acts
  • Tripolitan War

    Tripolitan War
  • Period: to

    Spanning a Continent

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
  • James Monroe wins presidential election of 1816.

    James Monroe wins presidential election of 1816.
  • Andrew Jackson won presidential election of 1828.

    Andrew Jackson won presidential election of 1828.
  • Nicholas Biddle owns the National Bank

    Nicholas Biddle owns the National Bank
  • Mexican War

    Mexican War
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
  • Telegraph was invented

    Telegraph was invented
  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush
  • The pony express started

    The pony express started