Grade 8 History Timeline

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  • 1722- Birth of Samuel Adams

    Samuel Adams was a political philosopher and leader of the American Revolution who also was a Founding Father of America

  • 1732- Birth of George Washington

    Washington was the first American President. Before this job he served and participated in many patriotic events.

  • 1733- The Molasses Act

    The Molasses Act of March 1733 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (citation 6 Geo II. c. 13), which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-English colonies. Parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West Indies.

  • 1737- Birth of Thomas Paine

    Thomas Paine was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He also wrote the ook Common Sense

  • 1743-Thomas Jefferson is born

  • 1746- Birth of Benjamin Rush

    Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush was a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, educator and humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

  • 1751-Birth of James Madison

    James Madison would grow up to become the fourth American President.He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

  • 1752- The Georgian Celandar

  • 1754- Battle of Jumonville Glen

    The Battle of Jumonville of Glen was the inauguration battle of the French and Indian War

  • 1755- Birth of Alexander Hamilton

    Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution

  • 1755- The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston

  • 1755- Olive-Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition, drafted on July 5, 1775, was a letter to King George III, from members of the Second Continental Congress, which represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain.

  • 1755 -Battle of Monogahela

    The Battle of the Monongahela, also known as the Battle of the Wilderness, took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) east of Pittsburgh.

  • 1756-Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart was a classical musician majoring in the instrument of piano although still fluent in many other areas of music. e was one of the greatest musicians of all time and is still highly revered till this time

  • 1756-French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies.

  • 1756- 7 Year War

    The Seven Years' War (1756–63) was the first global war, fought in Europe, India, and America, and at sea.

  • 1758- Birth of James Monroe

    Monroe is the 5th United States President.

  • 1763- Pontiacs War

  • 1763 -Royal Proclamation of 1763

  • 1765- The Stamp Act

  • 1767- Andrew Jackson is Born

    Andrew Jackson is the 7th American President.

  • 1767 -Townshend Acts

  • 1767- John Quincy Adams is born

    John Adams is the 6th American President. And was the first son of a president to be elected president.

  • 1769-The birth of Napoleon Bonaporte

    Napoléon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

  • 1770-The Townshend Act was Repealed

  • 1773-William Henry Harrison's Birth

  • 1773- The Tea Act

  • 1773- The Boston Tea Party

  • 1775- Battle of Bunker Hill

  • 1776- Declaration of Independence

  • 1777- Victory of Saratoga

  • 1777- Article of Confederation

  • 1779- Battle of Savannah

  • 1780-The Battle of Camden 1780

  • 1781-Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown

  • 1782-Martin Van Buren is born

  • 1784-Birth of Zachary Taylor

  • 1787- Constitution of the United States

  • 1789- Washington becomes the first President of America

    As President Washington had many responsibilities not to mention he was also the first. No major occurrence transpired during his presidency but he spent a lot of time organizing the new government

  • 1789- French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a revolution stirred up by the citizens due to complaints about monarchy. The Revolution was successful in overthrowing monarchy and establishing a Republic.

  • 1790-Birth of John Tyler

  • 1790- Washington D.C becomes the Capital of America

  • 1791- The First U.S. Bank

  • 1791-Birth of James Buchanan

  • 1791-Bill of Rights

  • 1792-France declares war on Austria

  • 1793- Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin

  • 1793- Fugitive slave law passed

  • 1793- Chisholm vs Georgia( the first Supreme Court case that was vital)

  • 1795-Birth of James Knox Polk

  • 1796- John Adams is elected as the second president of America

  • 1799-The Logan Act is passed

  • 1800-Millord Fillmore's Birth

  • 1803-. The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    This particular expedition was a the cuase of America's Louisiana purchase.

  • 1803- The Louisiana Purchase

    Te Louisiana purchase was a acquisition by America from France to acquire a piece of land owned by France near American territory.

  • 1804-Locomotive Invention

  • 1806-Cumberland Road

  • 1807-The Chesapeake Affair

    The Chesapeake Affair was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War.

  • 1807-Steamboat Invention

  • 1808-Franklin Pierce is born

  • 1808-Birth of Andrew Johnson

  • 1809-Abraham Lincoln is born

  • 1809- James Madison Becomes President of America

    As President Madison led America in and through the War of 1812. Highly Revered as one of the greatest Founding Fathers of America.

  • 1812- Louisiana becomes the 18th State of America

  • 1812-War of 1812

  • 1814-Battle of Plattsburgh

    Battle of Plattsburgh was America's Breakthrough Victory during the War of 1812. They gained control of Lake Champlain until the end of the war.

  • 1815-Napoleon defeated at Waterloo

  • 1815-Battle of New Orleans

    Battle of New Orleans was one of the most significant battles of the War of 1812. Jackson leading the Americans inflicted a devastating casualty count to the British of 2459.

  • 1816- James Monroe is elected as Americas 5th President

  • 1820- The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30' north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri . Prior to the agreement, the House of Representatives had refused to accept this compromise and a conference committee was appointed.

  • 1822-Birth of Ulysses S Grant

  • 1822-Birth of Rutherford Hayes

  • 1824-Mexico becomes a republic

  • 1825- John Quincy Adams is inaugurated as Americas 6th President

  • 1829- Andrew Jackson Becomes President

  • 1829-Chester Arthur's Birth

  • 1831-James Grafield

  • 1833-Birth of Benjamin Harrison

  • 1835-Texas Revolution

  • 1837-Martin Van Buren becomes President

  • 1837-Grover Cleveland's birth

  • 1837-Martin Van Burn becomes President

  • 1838-Morse code invention

  • 1838-Trail of Tears

  • 1840-William Henry Harrison becomes president

  • 1841-John Tyler becomes President

  • 1845-James Knox Polk becomes President

  • 1846-Mexican-American War

  • 1849-Zachary Taylor becomes President

  • 1850-Fillmore ecomes President

  • 1853-Pierce becomes president

  • 1856-Woodrow Wilson's

  • 1857-Buchanan becomes president

  • 1857-William Taft is born

  • 1858-Theodore Roosevelt is born

  • 1860- William Jennings

  • 1861-Abraham becomes President

  • 1861-American Civil War

  • 1862-Homestead Acts

  • 1865- Andrew Johnson Inauguration as President

  • 1865-Birth of Warren Harding

  • 1869-First Transcontinental Railroad

  • 1872-Birth of Calvin Coolidge

  • 1873-Ulyssess S Grant becomes President

  • 1874-Birth of Herbert Hoover

  • 1877-Rutherford Hayes becomes president

  • 1879-Telephone Invention

  • 1879-Light Bulb Invention

  • 1879-Light Bulb Invention

  • 1881-James Garfield's Inauguration Act

  • 1881-Chester Arthur becomes president

  • 1882-Birth of Franklin Roosevelt

  • 1883-Brooklyn Bridge

  • 1884-Harry Truman

  • 1885-Grover Cleveland becomes President

  • 1886-Statue of Liberty

  • 1889-Benjamin Harrison becomes President

  • 1890-Dwight Eisenhower

  • 1892-Ellis Island

  • 1898-Spain declares war on America

  • 1898-C.S Lewis

  • 1901-William Jennings is inaugurated as President

  • 1901-Theodore Roosevelt is elected as president

  • 1901-Walt Disney

  • 1903-The Great Train Robbery Film is released

  • 1903-The first successful flight by the Wright Brothers

  • 1908-Lyndon Johnson

  • 1909-Taft is elected as president

  • 1912-The sinking of the Titanic

  • 1913-Richard Nixon

  • 1913-Gerald Ford

  • 1914-World War One

  • 1914-Panama Canal

  • 1917-John Kennedy

  • 1917-Bolshevik Revolution

  • 1919-Treaty of Versailess

  • 1920-League of Nations

  • 1921-Warren Harding is elected as president

  • 1923-Hollywood Sign

  • 1924-James Carter

  • 1925-Calvin Coolidge is elected as president

  • 1925-Scopes Monkey Trial

  • 1929-Martin Luther King Jr

  • 1929-Herbert Hoover is elected as president

  • 1929-Great Depression

  • 1933-Franklin Roosevelt becomes president

  • 1935-Elvis Presley

  • 1935-Social Security Act

  • 1939-World War Two

  • 1945-Harry Truman becomes president

  • 1946-Bill Clinton

  • 1947-Cold War

  • 1950-Korean War

  • 1955-DisneyLand

  • 1955-Vietnam War

  • 1961-John Kennedy becomes president

  • 1963-Lyndon Johnson becomes president

  • 1969-Richard Nixon becomes president

  • 1969-The first man on the moon

  • 1971-DisneyWorld

  • 1973-Computer

  • 1974-Gerald Ford Becomes president

  • 1977-James Carter becomes president

  • 1993-Bill Clinton becomes president