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US History A Timeline US History A Timeline

By Sophia Clark
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    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

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    October 28, 1793

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • Alien Act

  • Alien Enemies Act

    An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

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    The Trail of Tears

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Panic of 1837

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 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 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment

  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

    By Thomas Edison or 1802 by Humphry Davy
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead Strike

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    The Pullman Strike

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The Invention of the Airplane

    The Invention of the Airplane