US History

By TobieCronin
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The discovery of America by Columbus

  • The settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian war

  • The Boston tea party

  • The battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The declaration of independence

  • The battle of Yorktown

  • Constitutional Convention

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    On March 14th, 1794 the cotton gin received its patent. (I struggled to find an actual date for it's invention, it was invented sometime in 1793 though)

  • Alien and Sedition acts

  • The invention of the Electric Light

  • The Louisiana purchase

  • The WAR of 1812

    The war of 1812 lasted from June 18th, 1812-Feburary 18th, 1815

  • Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    His election lasted from October 31-December 2 1828

  • The trail of tears

    After the Indian removal act followed the trail of tears, and lasted for 2 decades

  • The panic of 1837

  • The invention of the Telegraph

    The Telegraph was invented in the 1830s, and the first message ever sent on it was "What hath God wrought?", on May 24, 1844

  • The Mexican-American war

    The Mexican-American war lasted from April 25 1846-Feburary 2 1848

  • The compromise of 1850

  • The firing of fort sumter

  • The emancipation proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th amendments

    The 13th amendment was passed April 8th, 1864. The 14th amendment passed July 20th, 1868. The 15th amendment March 30th, 1870

  • Surrender at the Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincolns Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson's impeachment

  • The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Organization of Oil Trust

  • Pullman strike, and Homestead strike

    The Pullman Strike lasted from May 11th-July 20th 1894. The Homestead Strike lasted from July 1st-November 20th 1892.

  • The Spanish-American war

    The Spanish-American war lasted from April 21th-August 13st, 1898

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The invention of the airplane