Timeline: Mr. DeWerff - U.S. History - Basic Dates | Timetoast

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus
May 14, 1607

Jamestown Settlement
Aug 7, 1620

Mayflower Compact
Period: Jan 1, 1630 to Dec 31, 1639

Puritans - 1630s
Feb 10, 1763

End of the French-Indian War
Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

American Revolution

This war began with a battle between colonists and the British in Lexington, Massachusetts, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence

Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Mar 4, 1789

Constitution ratified and Washington inaugurated
Aug 7, 1803

Louisiana Purchase
Period: Jan 1, 1812 to Dec 31, 1861

Growth of Manufacturing
Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815

War of 1812

War of 1812
Oct 26, 1825

Erie Canal
Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837

Andrew Jackson's Presidency

Jackson's Presidency
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Mexican-American War

Mexican American War
Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Dec 31, 1900

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

Civil War

American Civil War
Period: Aug 7, 1865 to Aug 7, 1877

Reconstruction
Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Dec 31, 1920

Progressive Era

The Progressive Era
Aug 7, 1898

Spanish-American War

The victory of the United States over Spain marked the beginning of the U.S. as a world power.
Period: Aug 7, 1917 to Aug 7, 1918

U.S. in WWI
Aug 7, 1920

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote
Period: Aug 7, 1920 to Aug 7, 1929

Roaring 20s
Period: Aug 7, 1930 to Aug 7, 1941

Great Depression
Period: Aug 7, 1941 to Aug 7, 1945

U.S. in WWII
Period: Sep 1, 1947 to Dec 25, 1991

Cold War
Period: Aug 7, 1950 to Aug 7, 1953

Korean War
Jan 20, 1961

JFK Inaugurated
Nov 22, 1963

JFK Assassinated

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas
Jan 30, 1968

Tet Offensive
Jan 27, 1973

Armistice of Vietnam
Apr 30, 1975

Fall of Vietnam
Period: Jan 20, 1981 to Jan 20, 1989

Reagan Era

Reagan Presidency
Nov 7, 1989

Berlin Wall Falls
Sep 11, 2001

9/11
Aug 7, 2005

Hurricane Katrina
Sep 7, 2008

Global financial crisis
Nov 4, 2008

Barack Obama elected 44th President