America

U.S. History Timeline

By MollyPunz
  • 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 (Start Date)

    The French and Indian War (Start Date)

  • The French and Indian War (End Date)

    The French and Indian War (End Date)

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown (Start Date)

    The Battle of Yorktown (Start Date)

  • The Battle of Yorktown (End Date)

    The Battle of Yorktown (End Date)

  • Constitutional Convention (Start Date)

    Constitutional Convention (Start Date)

  • The Constitutional Convention (End Date)

    The Constitutional Convention (End Date)

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    This was the day its patent was granted. It was not validated until 1807.
  • The Alien Enemies Act

    The Alien Enemies Act

  • The Sedition Act

    The Sedition Act

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812 (Start Date)

    The War of 1812 (Start Date)

  • The War of 1812 (End Date

    The War of 1812 (End Date

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • Invention of the Telegraph

    Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Mexican-American War (Start Date)

    The Mexican-American War (Start Date)

  • The Mexican-American War (End Date)

    The Mexican-American War (End Date)

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Reconstruction Amendments - 13th, 14th, 15th (Start Date)

    The Reconstruction Amendments - 13th, 14th, 15th (Start Date)

  • The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

    The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

  • The Reconstruction Amendments - 13th, 14th, 15th (End Date)

    The Reconstruction Amendments - 13th, 14th, 15th (End Date)

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes (Start Date)

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes (Start Date)

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War (Start Date)

    The Spanish-American War (Start Date)

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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