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U.S. History Timeline Part 1

By Eyes/You
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 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 war started in 1754 and lasted until 1763.
  • 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 Battle of Yorktown started on September 28, 1781 and lasted until October 19, the same year.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention was a debate that lasted from May 25, 1787 to September 17, 1787.
  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

    The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney.
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 lasted from June 18, 1812 to February 17, 1815.
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

    Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears lasted from 1836 to 1839.
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    The war lasted from 1846 to 1848.
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter lasted from April 12 to 14.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

  • The invention of the telephone

    The invention of the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light

    Thomas Edison invented the first electric light.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike started in 1892, on July 1, and ended on November 20th.
  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman strike started on May 11, 1894 and went until July 20, 1894.
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    The war started on April 21st, 1898, and ended on August 13th of the same year.
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane

    The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur Wright) invented the first airplane.