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Sadie Sears: US History A Timeline

By Trixie270
  • Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

  • End of the French and Indian War

    End of the French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776, but the Continental Congress adopted it on the above date.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • End of the Battle of Yorktown

    End of the Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney (the creator of the cotton gin) applied for a patent for his cotton gin on the above date. The patent was granted on March 14, 1794.
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien Act: June 18, 1798
    The Sedition Act: July 14, 1798
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • End of the War of 1812

    End of the War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • End of the Trail of Tears

    End of the Trail of Tears

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

    The early development of the telegraph began in 1837 but the first public demonstration happened on the above date.
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • End of the Mexican-American War

    End of the Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

    The electric light was created by Humphry Davy in 1809 but Thomas Edison created the Light Bulb on October 22, 1879.
  • 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

  • End of the Spanish-American War

    End of the Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Invention of the Airplane

    Invention of the Airplane