U.S. History A Timeline

By Noelle P.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    U.S. History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Naturalization act was signed June 18, 1798
    The Alien Friends act was signed June 25, 1798.
    The Alien Enemies act was signed July 6, 1798.
    The Sedition act was signed July 14, 1798.

  • The Louisiana Purchase Treaty Signed

  • The Louisiana Purchase Completed

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise Passed

  • The Missouri Compromise Signed

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    Andrew Jackson's Election

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    The Panic of 1837

    There is no specific end date for this event

  • The Invention of the Electrical Telegraph

    This was the first demonstration of Samuel Morse's telegraph.
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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Mexican-American War

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    The Compromise of 1850

    From when it when proposed to when it was passed. The end date was in September, but the actual date is not known. The 1 is a placeholder so the date could be entered into this timespan.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation was Signed

  • The 13th Amendment was Passed

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • The 14th Amendment was Passed

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    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • The 15th Amendment was Passed

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    This is when the patent was approved.

  • The Electrical Light Invented

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    The Homestead Strike

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    The Pullman Strike

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The first successful flight.

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