U.S. History A TImeline

By fzeleniak
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    Columbus discovered America by mistake in an attempt to find a new trade route to 'the Indies'.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The first settlement in America. It was established by Virginia company.
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    The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war was also known as the 7 years war. Consistent with it's name, it lasted 7 years

  • The Boston Tea Party

    Samuel Adams, and the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The battle of Lexington and Concord was the battle that began the American Revolutionary War. Paul Revere had sounded the alarm late April 18th.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    June 1776 a committee was assigned the difficult task of writing a formalized statement on the intentions of the colonies. It was signed July 4th 1776, which is now known as independence day.
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    The Battle of Yorktown

    This battle signified the ending of the War for Independence. Peace negotiations began soon after the surrender of the British in the battle of Yorktown.
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    The Constitutional Convention

    The united states constitution was produced from this convention. The document established a federal government and came into effect in 1789. The convention met from may 1787 to September 1787

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a mechanical way of de-seeding cotton quickly. He's known as the pioneer of american manufacturing.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition acts were laws passed in 1978. The alien acts was a law prohibiting immigration into the United States and giving the government the ability to deport illegal immigrants. The sedition act was a law that prevented any government protest or rebellion.These were both passed by president Adams and are known collectively as the alien and sedition acts.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The united states purchased 828 million square miles of land from France. The land purchased in this deal is involved in 15 states.
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    The War of 1812

    The United States as a young nation took on the greatest naval power in the world at the time--Britain. The U.S. was able to walk away with substantial losses, but a newly ignited sense of national pride.

  • The Missouri Compromise

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    Andrew Jackson’s Election

    after losing the election of 1824 Jackson ran again, and won.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The date is hard to pin down for this particular invention because there were a lot of people who did the ground work and a lot of time was put into development
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    The Panic of 1837

    A financial crisis. Despite its name it lasted until 1843
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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    An amendment that outlawed slavery in the capitol.
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

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    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    the amendments were adopted between the listed years

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The invention of the telephone

  • The invention of the electric light

  • Homestead strike

  • Pullman Strike

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane