US History

By SchoolLord
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    Building of America

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    1754-1763

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The End of Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The end of War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Samuel Morse

  • The Trail of Tears

    1831-1877

  • The Panic of 1837

    1837-1843

  • The Mexican-American War

    April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The 13th 1865, 14th 1868, and 15th Amendments 1870

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    April 21, 1898 – August 13, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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

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