US History

By AspenM
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    Timeline

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French & Indian War

    The French & Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington & Concord

    The Battle of Lexington & Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Invented by Eli Whitney
  • The Alien & Sedition Act

    The Alien & Sedition Act

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    Bought from France.
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

    Went to Congress in 1838

  • The Panic of 1837

    Major Recession
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    At 4:40 a.m
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    Reconstruction Amendments
  • The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

    Depends what kind. Thomas Edison 1879.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    Homestead 1892 and Pullman Railroad 1894
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane