US History A Timeline 8/18/2021

By ashtongifford
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The war started in 1/01/1756 I'm putting the ending of the war in the date section

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown started in September 28th of 1781

  • The Constitutional Convention

    Started in 5/25/1787

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Either 1793 or 1794

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The invention of the electric light

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 started in Jun 18, 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Started serving as the seventh president in 1829

  • The Panic of 1837

    Started in 1837 and lasted until the 40s

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears began in May 23rd, 1838

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Signing of the 13th amendment

  • Signing of the 15th amendment

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • Signing of the 14th amendment

  • Invention of the Telephone

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Railroad Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

    Started April 21, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Invention of the Airplane