US History Timeline 1 8/18/21

By Ana Swisher
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovered America

    Columbus left Castille with three ships in August 1492, and came to the Americas on October 12th of that year (Wikipedia).

  • Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence Date Signed

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    Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    "A modern mechanical cotton gin was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794" (Wikipedia).

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • Louisiana Purchase

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    War of 1812

  • Missouri Compromise

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    Andrew Jackson Election

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    The Trail of Tears

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The telegraph was patented in 1837 by Sir William Fothergill Cooke and Sir Charles Wheatstone (britannica.com).
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    The Panic of 1837

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Passing Dates

    "The 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870) were the first amendments made to the U.S. constitution in 60 years" (courses.lumenlearning.com).

  • The Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson Impeachment

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    The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Plane

    Edison patented the electric light bulb in 1879 and 1880 (energy.gov). The telephone was patented in 1876 (elon.edu). The Wright Brothers created the first working airplane in 1903 (airandspace.si.edu).
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    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Homestead Strike was in 1892, and the Pullman Railroad Strike was in 1894 (projects.vassar.edu).
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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President