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U.S History A Timeline

By khoki
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    1754–1763
  • 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

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    May 25 – September 17, 1787
  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts signed into law

    The Alien and Sedition Acts signed into law

    June–July 1798
  • The Louisiana Purchase treaty signed

    The Louisiana Purchase treaty signed

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    June 18, 1812 – February 18, 1815
  • The Missouri Compromise signed into law

    The Missouri Compromise signed into law

  • Andrew Jackson elected president

    Andrew Jackson elected president

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

    1837 (developed; first public demo May 24, 1844)
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Trail of Tears forced removal

    The Trail of Tears forced removal

    1838–1839
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • The Compromise of 1850 enacted

    The Compromise of 1850 enacted

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter (Civil War begins)

    The Firing on Fort Sumter (Civil War begins)

  • The Emancipation Proclamation issued

    The Emancipation Proclamation issued

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    died April 15
  • 13th Amendment ratified

    13th Amendment ratified

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment vote in House

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment vote in House

  • 14th Amendment ratified

    14th Amendment ratified

  • 15th Amendment ratified

    15th Amendment ratified

  • Telephone patent issued to Alexander Graham Bell

    Telephone patent issued to Alexander Graham Bell

  • Edison demonstrates light bulb

    Edison demonstrates light bulb

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike begins

    The Homestead Strike begins

  • The Pullman Strike begins

    The Pullman Strike begins

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    April 21 – December 10, 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    after McKinley’s assassination
  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane

    Wright brothers’ first flight

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