U.S. History Timeline

Columbus discovers America

Oct 12, 1492

Columbus lands in the Carribean .

The Settlement of Jamestown

May 14, 1607

http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent english settlement in North America.

The French and Indian War

May 8, 1756

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-blood-of-the-french-and-indian-war
http://www.shmoop.com/french-indian-war/timeline.html
The French and Indian War was from 1756 to 1763. The fighting started in 1753, but Braitin and France did not officially claim war until 1756.

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
When America was being taxed for their tea, they dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean.

Battle of Lexington and Concord

Apr 18, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
When Paul Revere rode into town yelling, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

The Decloration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
The Decloration of Independence is signed. When the decloration of Independence was signed.

The Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown/videos/yorktown
The Americans and French fight against the British.

The Constitutional Convention

May 25, 1787

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/introduction/
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-convenes-in-philadelphia
Meetings were held to adress problems in the governing of the U.S., along with many other things that needed to be changed.

The Cotton Gin

Mar 14, 1794

https://eh.net/encyclopedia/cotton-gin/
When the cotton gin was invented, and helped do the work for the slaves.

The Alien and Sedition Acts

Jun 18, 1798

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adams-passes-first-of-alien-and-sedition-acts
When immigrant's requirements for becoming a U.S. citizen increased. Also anyone who was suspected of treason could be arrested by the president.

The Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase
When America bought 828,000 square miles from the French. The land later split into 15 states.

War of 1812

Jun 18, 1812

http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812
Britian and America fought against eachother.

Missouri Compromise

Mar 3, 1820

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise
A bill that temporarily resolves the first serious political clash between slavery and anti-slavery in the U.S.

Andrew Jackson Election

Mar 4, 1828

Andrew Jackson was president from 1829 to 1837

Panic of 1837

May 1, 1837

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/buren/aa_buren_panic_1.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h967.html
The worst economic depression of the nation. Banks were in trouble, businesses failed, and many people lost their land.

Trail of Tears

Jan 1, 1838

http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears
Andrew Jackson forced the Native Americans to walk hundreds of miles to, "Indian Territory" and every 1 out of 4 Indians died on the trip. The Cherokee nation marched from 1838 to 1839.

Invetion of the Telegraph

May 24, 1844

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the morse code.

Mexican American War

Apr 25, 1846

http://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war
Mexico and America were in war from 1846 to 1848. Mexico lost one third of its land, which is now known as California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Compromise of 1850

Jan 29, 1850

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html
Senetor Clay tried to find resolutions to stop the crisis between the North and South.

Firing on Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?tab=facts
The start of the Civil war.

The Emancipation Proclomation

Jan 1, 1863

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclomation, that all slaves will be free.

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

Apr 9, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house
General Robert E. Lee surenders to Union Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, ending the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

Apr 15, 1865

http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
When Lincoln was shot in the head at the theature.

13th amendment

Dec 6, 1865

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
The 13th amendment abolished slavery.

Andrew Johnsons's Impeachment

Feb 24, 1868

http://www.nps.gov/resources/story.htm?id=192
Johnson was impeached from office.

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
The 14th amendment granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the U.S. and provided all citizens equal protection under the laws, among other things.

Organization of Standard Oil Trust

Jan 1, 1870

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Standard-Oil-Company-and-Trust
The Standard Oil Company controlled almost all of the oil refineries in the U.S.

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm
The 15th amendment opened up voting for all different races.

Invention of the Telephone

Mar 10, 1876

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Invention of the Electric Light

Dec 31, 1879

http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/light-bulb-turns-night-into-day
Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb

The Homestead Strike

Jul 6, 1892

http://www.history.com/topics/homestead-strike
The Carnegie Steel Company workers go on strike.

The Pullman Strike

May 11, 1894

http://www.lib.niu.edu/1994/ihy941208.html
The Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on strike.

Spanish American War

Apr 25, 1898

http://www.history.com/topics/spanish-american-war
War between Spain and the U.S.

Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

Sep 14, 1901

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt
Roosevelt became the president of the U.S.

Invention of the Airplane

Dec 17, 1903

http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/wright-brothers
The Wright brothers invent the airplane

Invention of the Model T

Oct 1, 1908

Zimmermann Telegram

Jan 16, 1917

WWI Armistice

Nov 11, 1918

The 19th Amendment

Aug 18, 1920

Charles Lindbergh's Flight

May 20, 1927

Black Thursday

Oct 24, 1929

Hitler Becomes Chancellor

Jan 30, 1933

New Deal

Mar 4, 1933

For, "eight years, the government instituted a series of experimental projects and programs, known collectively as the New Deal" The New Deal was from 1933 to 1941.

The Munich Pact

Sep 30, 1938

Hitler Invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Formation of United Nations

Jan 1, 1942

Jan 1st, 1942 is when representatives of 26 nations at war with the Axis Powers met and signed the Declaration of the United Nations. 1945 is when the United Nations was born.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

The Long Telegram

Feb 22, 1946

The Formation of NATO

Apr 4, 1949

Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb

Aug 29, 1949

The Korean War

Jun 25, 1950

The Korean War was from June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953.

Brown v Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

The Vietnam War was from Nov 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975.

Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat.

Dec 1, 1955

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 14, 1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis was from Oct 14 - Oct 28, 1962.

JFK Assassination

Nov 22, 1963

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Aug 7, 1964

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Jul 20, 1969

The Watergate Break-ins

Jun 17, 1972

Nixon's Resignation

Aug 9, 1974

Invention of the Internet

Jan 1, 1983

Fall of the Berlin Wall

Nov 9, 1989

9/11 Attacks

Sep 11, 2001

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Period:

Oct 12, 1492

to Aug 2, 1914

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Period: Aug 3, 1914 to Jan 1, 2016