US History A Timeline

By A.Cramm
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus left Spain for America on August 3rd, 1492

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    The site the Jamestown settlement was chosen on May 13th, 1607.

  • French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion by American Colonists where they tossed tea into the harbor.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord, often referred to as 'the shot heard around the world,' started the American Revolution

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2nd, 1776. However, it was published on July 4th, 1776.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown began on September 28th, 1781 and ended October 19, 1781. It resulted in the end of the American Revolution.

  • Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention began on May 25th, 1787, and ended September 17, 1787. It occurred to amend the constitution.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney and patented in 1794. It separated the cotton fibers from the seed.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws that made it more difficult for immigrants to become citizens and allowed the president to deport noncitizens who could cause danger to the U.S.

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

  • Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson Election

  • Trail of Tears

  • Panic of 1837

  • Invention of the telegraph

  • Mexican-American War

  • Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • 13th Amendment

  • Andrew Johnson Impeachment

  • 14th Amendment

  • 15th Amendment

  • The invention of the telephone

  • The invention of the electric light

  • The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane