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US History A Timeline

By elurie
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    The Discovery of America by Columbus
  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    US History A Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The Start of The French and Indian War

    The Start of The French and Indian War
  • The End of The French and Indian War

    The 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 Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown
  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin
  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase
  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812
  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837
  • The Mexican-American War

    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 Amendment

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
  • 14th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
  • 15th Amendment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust
    Formed in 1863, renamed in 1870.
  • The invention of the telephone

    The invention of the telephone
  • The invention of the electric light

    The invention of the electric light
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War
    Ended August, 13 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
    1901 - 1909
  • The invention of the airplane

    The invention of the airplane