U.S. History Timeline

By Madalyn Lucas
  • Columbus Discovers America!
    1492

    Columbus Discovers America!

  • Settlement of Jamestown!

    Settlement of Jamestown!

  • French and Indian War Started

    French and Indian War Started

  • French and Indian War Ended!

    French and Indian War Ended!

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Indpedence

    Declaration of Indpedence

  • Battle of Yorktown Started!

    Battle of Yorktown Started!

  • Battle of Yorktown Ended!

    Battle of Yorktown Ended!

  • Constiutional Convention Started!

    Constiutional Convention Started!

  • Constiutional Convention Ended!

    Constiutional Convention Ended!

  • Cotton Gin Invented

    Cotton Gin Invented

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812 Started!

    War of 1812 Started!

  • War of 1812 Ended!

    War of 1812 Ended!

  • Invention of Telegraph

    Invention of Telegraph

    Developed in 1830s-1840s
  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • Panic of 1837 (1837-1843)

    Panic of 1837 (1837-1843)

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

  • Mexican American War Started!

    Mexican American War Started!

  • Mexican American War Ended!

    Mexican American War Ended!

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • The Firing of Fort Sumter

    The Firing of Fort Sumter

    April 12, 1861- April 16, 1861
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was Formed

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was Formed

  • Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Started

    Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Started

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court house

    Surrender at Appomattox Court house

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Ended

    Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Ended

  • Telephone Invited

    Telephone Invited

    First call made in 1876.
  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War Started!

    The Spanish-American War Started!

  • The Spanish-American War Ended!

    The Spanish-American War Ended!

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    1901-1909
  • Airplane Invented

    Airplane Invented

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