U.S. History A Timeline

By Lucas Shibalov
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

    Columbus arrived at an Island in the Bahamas.

  • Jamestown Colony established

    The first permanent English Settlement.

  • The French and Indian War

    A war between France and Great Britain, with help from Native Americans. Fought in North America

  • The Boston Tea Party

    A rebellious act against Great Britain. They threw tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First major battle of the American Revolution

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The document stating that the US separates from England

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    Last battle of the American Revolution

  • The Constitutional Convention

    All states conferred on writing the Constitution

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Invention of the telegraph

  • Andrew Jackson Elected

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Mexican American war

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Abraham Lincoln assassination

  • 13th Amendment

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Andrew Johnson Impeachment Date

  • 14th Amendment

  • 15th Amendment

  • Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Lightbulb

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Spanish-American war

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Airplane invented

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    May to July 1984

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