U.S. History Timeline

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  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • 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

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    A conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 allowing Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    In 1838, 16,000 Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rough terrain. More than 4,000 of these Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare.
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    A financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major depression. It lasted until the mid-1840s.
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    Five laws that
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    All persons held as slaves in rebellious states were freed.

  • 13th Amendment

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Battle of Appomattox Court House was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 14th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Impeached for main reason of that he had violated the Tenure of Office Act.

  • 15th Amendment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The invention of the telephone

    The invention of the telephone

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The workers from Carnegie mills went on strike the head of the Carnegie Steel Company, refused to increase the wages.
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane