U.S. History Timeline 1

By Jae38
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    Ended on February 10, 1763

  • The Boston Tea Party

    Feb 10, 1773

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    (Signed on August 2, 1776)

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    Ended Octorber 19, 1781

  • The Constitutional Convention

    Ended September 17, 1787

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Eil Whitney applied for a patent on October 18, 1793, which was approved on March 14, 1794, but not valid until 1807.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    First act passed June 18, 1798.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Election days ended December 2, 1828

  • The Trail of Tears

    Passed by Congress on May 26, 1830

  • The Panic of 1837

    Could not find official date. "Panic of 1837" Boundless. < https://www.boundless.com/u-s-history/textbooks/boundless-u-s-history-textbook/democracy-in-america-1815-1840-12/the-van-buren-administration-107/the-panic-of-1837-576-6968/ > says "On May 10, 1837, every bank in New York City began to accept payment only in specie ("hard money" usually in the form of gold and silver coinage)"

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    Demonstrated on January 6, 1838

  • The Mexican-American War

    Ended February 2, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    Ended January 1, 1863

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Standard oil trust was founded in 1863 (I was unable to find an exact date). Renamed Standard Oil Company in 1870.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • 13th, 14th, 15th, Amendments

    13th on December 6, 1865. 14th on July 9, 1868. 15th February 26, 1869.

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

    Electric Light complete in November 1879. First call on telephone on March 10, 1876. Airplane invented on December 17, 1903.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman Strike was on May 11, 1894. The Homestead Strike was from June 30, 1892 - July 3, 1892.

  • The Spanish-American War

    Ended in August 12, 1898.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President