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U.S. History A Timeline

  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown
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    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
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
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    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention
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    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
    There was no specific day I could find so I kept it on 1.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise
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    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837
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    The Trail of Tears

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
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    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
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    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Invention of the telephone

  • The Invention of the electric light

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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
  • The invention of the airplane