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American History Timeline

  • Period: Aug 24, 1490 to

    American History

  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus
    In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown
    The first English​ colony to be established in the "new world".
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    Signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • Surrender at Yorktown (The Battle of Yorktown)

    Surrender at Yorktown (The Battle of Yorktown)
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention
  • The Invention of The Cotton Gin

    The Invention of The Cotton Gin
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Invention of The Telegraph

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837
  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
  • 14th Amendment

  • 15th Amendment

  • Invention of The Telephone

  • Invention of The Lightbulb

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Invention of The Airplane