Timeline: US History A Timeline

Oct 12, 1492

The Discovery of America by Columbus

https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus

May 13, 1607

The Settlement of Jamestown

https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown

Period: 1754 to 1763

The French and Indian War

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party#:~:text=The%20Boston%20Tea%20Party%20was,India%20Company%20into%20the%20harbor.

Apr 19, 1775

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord#:~:text=The%20Battles%20of%20Lexington%20and%20Concord%2C%20fought%20on%20April%2019,British%20authorities%2C%20particularly%20in%20Massachusetts.

Jul 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence

Sep 28, 1781

The Battle of Yorktown

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins#:~:text=On%20September%2028%2C%201781%2C%20General,important%20battle%20of%20the%20Revolutionary

Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787

The Constitutional Convention

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins

1794

The Invention of The Cotton Gin

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney#:~:text=In%201794%2C%20U.S.%2Dborn%20inventor,had%20become%20America%27s%20leading%20export.

1798

The Alien and Sedition Acts

https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/alien-and-sedition-acts

1802

The Invention of The Electric Light

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_light

1803

The Louisiana Purchase

https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase

Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815

The War of 1812

https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812/war-of-1812

Mar 3, 1820

The Missouri Compromise

https://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement/missouri-compromise

1828

Andrew Jackson’s Election

https://www.ushistory.org/us/23d.asp

Period: 1837 to 1843

The Panic of 1837

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1837

Period: 1838 to 1839

The Trail of Tears

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears

May 24, 1844

The Invention of The Telegraph

https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph#:~:text=Developed%20in%20the%201830s%20and,a%20wire%20laid%20between%20stations.

Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

The Mexican-American War

https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/mexican-american-war

Jan 29, 1850

The Compromise of 1850

Senator Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions on January 29, 1850, in an attempt to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South. As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished.

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861