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US History A Timeline

By bridgettlynnnn
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    There was no exact date for his election, so I just filled in January 1st.

  • The Panic of 1837

    No exact start date, therefore I filled in January 1st.

  • The Trail of Tears

    No exact start date, therefore I filled in January 1st.

  • Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • 13th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • 14th Amendment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    No exact start date, therefore I filled in January 1st.

  • 15th Amendment

  • Invention of the Telephone

  • Invention of the Electric Light

  • Homestead Strike

  • Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • Invention of the Airplane

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