US History timeline

By Lincolnboss
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

  • Period: Oct 12, 1492 to

    US History timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War starts

  • The French and Indian War ends

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812 begins

  • The War of 1812 ends

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The invention of the telegraph

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Mexican-American War begins

  • The Mexican-American War ends

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abe Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The invention of the telephone...

  • The invention of the electric light

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane