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US History A Timeline

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  • Columbus Discovers America
    Sep 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • The French and Indian War Ends

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Battle of Yorktown Ends

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Constitutional Convention Ends

    The Constitutional Convention Ends

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The War of 1812 Ends

  • 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

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Panic of 1837 Ends

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • The Mexican-American War Ends

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter Ends

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes End

  • 13th Amendment Added to Constitution

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • 14th Amendment Added to Constitution

  • The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Starts

    The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Starts

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Concludes

  • 15th Amendment Added to Constitution

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Trail of Tears Ends

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

  • The Spanish-American War Starts

    The Spanish-American War Starts

  • The Spanish-American War Ends

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane

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