U.S. History A: Timeline

By Orion N.
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The day when Italian sailor, Christopher Columbus accidentally found the Americas. ♬In Fourteen Hundred Ninety-Two,
    Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue...♬
  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

    The first (successful) American settlement.
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    The French and Indian War

    When the French tried to take control of the Upper Ohio River Valley. Ne devrait-on pas appeler cela la guerre franco-britannique ? 🤔
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    When British inflation caused a group of Americans to rebel. A.K.A. the first American undercover mission.
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Meanwhile in China:
    - Hey! Did you hear that gunshot?
    - Yeah, I think it came from America!
    • Art by Williams Barnes Wollen

  • 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

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    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of Electric Light

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    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