Us history

U.S.History Timeline

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America by Columbus

    Travel on Nina, Pinta and Santa maria
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    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

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    The Boston Tea Party

    Only lasted about 3 hours
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    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

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    The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

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    The invention of the cotton gin

    still continues today
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    The Alien and Sedition Acts

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    The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

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    The Missouri Compromise

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    Andrew Jackson’s Election

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Panic of 1837

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    The invention of the telegraph

    still used today
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    The Mexican-American War

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    The Compromise of 1850

    Still no slavery
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

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    The Emancipation Proclamation

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    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    it was between 1865-1870. 5 years following the civil war.
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    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

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    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

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    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

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    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

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    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president