U.S history timeline- Abby Porter

By AbbyP2264
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian war

    Started in 1754 and ended in 1763

  • The Boston tea party

  • The battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The decleration of Independence

  • The battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition acts

  • The Louisiana purchase

    STarted on July 4th, 1803, and ended on October 1, 1804

  • The war of 1812

    Started June 18th , 1812, and ended on February 18th, 1816

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's election

    The day Andrew Jackson was elected to be the president in 1829

  • The trail of tears

    Started in 1830 and ended in 1850

  • The panic of 1837

    Ended in the 1840's

  • The invention of the first Telegraph

    The first Telegraph was invented in the year 1837 and were out to sell in 1838

  • The Mexican-American war

    The Mexican-American war started on April 25th, 1846 and ended on February 2nd, 1848

  • The compromise of 1850

  • The firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    Started on April 25th, 1898 and ended on December 10th 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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