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US History A Timeline

By monsonka2
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: 1492 to

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  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    lasted until 1763
  • 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

    Declared on July 2, 1776. Approved by congress July 4, 1776. Signed on august 2, 1776.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    Lasted until October 19, 1781
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • 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

    Lasted until March 23, 1815
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    Andrew Jackson's Election

    lasted until December 2, 1828
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    ended in 1843
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    ended in 1839
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

    developed in the 1830s and 1840s
  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    Ended February 2, 1848
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumpter

    The Firing on Fort Sumpter

    Ended on April 14, 1861
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    On September 22,1862 a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation was issued (after the battle at Antietam).
  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    They were 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 Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Ended in 1911
  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    electric light-1879,
    telephone-1876,
    airplane-1903
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    Ended July 6, 1892
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    Ended August 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Won a second term in 1904