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US History A Timeline

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  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The war lasted seven years. From 1774 to 1763.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    The battle ended on October 19, 1781.
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    It ended September 17, 1787.
  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

    From October 31 to December 2, 1828.
  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

    It was developed in the 1830s and 1840s.
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    1838 and 1839
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    From April 25, 1846 to February 2, 1848
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    From September 22, 1862 to January 1, 1863
  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    Adopted between 1865 and 1870
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

    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

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    From April 1898 to August 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane