US History A Timeline 1

By kestrelflyer
  • Period: 1492 to

    Timeline

  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    the French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

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    Revolution

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Invented by Eli Whitney. Patent was pending until 1794. Patent number 72X.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    36th parallel
  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

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    The Panic of 1837

  • trail of Tears

    trail of Tears

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Mexican-American War

    President of the period: James K. Polk

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • 13th amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 14th amendment

  • 15th Amendment

  • Invention of Telephone

  • Invention of Lightbulb

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Invented along with Morse code by Samuel Morse.
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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • invention of airplane

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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