U.S History TImeline By Alexandria Adams

The Bosten tea party

Dec 14, 1173

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-tea-party

The day Columbus discovered America

Oct 14, 1492

The settlement of Jamestown

May 14, 1607

http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown

The French and Indian war

1756

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war

The battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

The Decloration of Independence

Aug 2, 1776

http://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-declaration-of-independence

The battle of Yorktwon

Sep 28, 1781

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins

The Constitutional Convention

May 25, 1787

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins

The invention of the cotton gin

1794

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney#

The Alien and Sedition Acts

1798

http://www.history.com/topics/alien-and-sedition-acts

The Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louisiana-purchase-concluded

The War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

I go the info from my Echo Dot (Alexa)

The Missouri Compromise

1820

http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise

Andrew Jackson’s Election 

1828

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson

The invention of the telegraph

1830

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph

The Panic of 1837

1837

The Trail of Tears

1839

https://www.bing.com/search?q=date%20of%20The%20Trail%20of%20Tears&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=date%20of%20the%20trail%20of%20tears&sc=8-26&sk=&cvid=CA376E7968B04E79BE443AC7759C29A2&adlt=strict

The Mexican-American War

1846

http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war

The Compromise of 1850

1850

www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html

The Firing on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-fired-upon

The Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/EmanProc.html

13th Amendment Passed

Jan 31, 1865

www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house

Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

Apr 14, 1865

Sadly.....I got the info from Wikipedia...

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

Feb 24, 1868

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-andrew-johnson-impeached

14th Amendment passed

Jul 28, 1868

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/14th-amendment-adopted

The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

1870

www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oil-Company-and-Trust

15th Amendment

Mar 30, 1870

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/15th-amendment-adopted

The invention of the telephone

Mar 7, 1876

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexander-graham-bell-patents-the-telephone

The invention of the electic light bulb

1879

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/thomas-edison

The Homestead Strike

Jun 30, 1892

https://prezi.com/hubybnm2xcf5/homestead-and-pullman-strike/

Pullman Strike

1894

https://prezi.com/hubybnm2xcf5/homestead-and-pullman-strike/

The Spanish-American War

Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898

https://www.bing.com/search?q=date%20of%20The%20Spanish-American%20War&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=date%20of%20the%20spanish-american%20war&sc=8-32&sk=&cvid=ED7E534356C3470A8E00259067952941&adlt=strict

Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

1901

www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt

When the first ariplane flew

Dec 17, 1903

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-airplane-flies