U.S history timeline

By Berksushistory
  • Period: Oct 23, 1387 to

    U.S History Timeline

  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Their is not an exact month, or day.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    Their is only a year date, their isn't an exact month or day.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Their is not an exact month, or day when this happened.

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Trail of Tears

    Their is not an exact day, or month when this happened.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    "Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication."

  • The Mexican-American War

    April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    September 22, 1862 – January 1, 1863

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    Their is not an exact month, or day when this happened.

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Founded: 1870
    Ceased operations: 1911 These are the only date I could find for this.

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    I believe July 1892 is the date of "The Pullman and Homestead Strikes" from what I was reading about it.

  • The The Spanish-American War

    "The The Spanish-American War" accord April 1898 – August 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt became president

    Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901