U.S. History TImeline

By Alese Napoli
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

    Was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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    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

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    The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    Was a series of forced relocations of Native American nations
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    Was a financial crisis in the United States
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    The Mexican-American War

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    The invention of the telephone

    While Italian innovator Antonio Meucci is credited with inventing the first basic phone in 1849, and Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    Was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress.
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

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    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the Airplane

    The invention of the Airplane