Timeline 1

By D.I.B
  • 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    He discovered America in 1492 and is said that the specific time of year was October 12.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • Boston Tea Party

    This took place on December 16th.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The specific date on which this battle took place was on April 19, 1775.

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    This was said to have happened between the months of May and September.

  • The Invention of cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Specific date is said to be April 30th.
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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The start date for this is between 1830 and 1831.

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The specific date is not available but is estimated between 1830s -1840s. Many believe the correct date is 1837.

  • The Panic of 1837

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The specific date is April 12th.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The specific date is January 1st.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The entirety of this event happened from 1863 to 1880s.

  • The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The specific date is April 9th.

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    The exact date is April 14th.
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    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

    This event happened between 1865 and 1870.

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    The specific date is February 24th.
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    The Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane Inventions

    The telephone was invented in 1876. Electric light was invented in 1879. The airplane was invented in 1903.
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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Homestead strike happened in 1892. The Pullman strike happened in 1894.

  • The Spanish-American War

    This war went on for many months through out the year of 1898.

  • Theodore Roosevelt's Election