History

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  • Christopher Columbus discovers America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers America

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    Timeline

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War (Start)

    French and Indian War (Start)

  • French and Indian War (End)

    French and Indian War (End)

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Yorktown (Start)

    The Battle of Yorktown (Start)

  • The Battle of Yorktown (End)

    The Battle of Yorktown (End)

  • The Constitutional Convention (Start)

    The Constitutional Convention (Start)

  • The Constitutional Convention (End)

    The Constitutional Convention (End)

  • Invention of Cotton Gin

    Invention of Cotton Gin

  • The Naturalization Act

    -Increased Residency requirement for citizenship
  • The Alien Act

    The Alien Act

    -Allowed the deportation of dangerous aliens

  • The Alien Enemies Act

    -Allowed for the detention or deportation of aliens during war times.

  • The Sedition Act

    -Restricted speech critical of the government
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

  • The Missouri Comprimise

    The Missouri Comprimise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • Invention of Telegraph

    Invention of Telegraph

  • The panic of 1837

    The panic of 1837

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • The Emancipaton Proclaimation

    The Emancipaton Proclaimation

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing at Fort Summer

    The Firing at Fort Summer

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    "Don’t know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal⁠—you sockdologizing old mantrap!"
  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments

  • Invention of Telephone

    Invention of Telephone

  • Invention of Electric Light

    Invention of Electric Light

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strikes

    The Homestead Strikes

  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Invention of Airplane

    Invention of Airplane