US HISTORY TIMELINE

By kenzihinckley
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    Christopher Columbus was on his way from Europe to Asia when he accidentally came to the islands close to the United States. Even though for a long time it was said he was the founder, he was not the founder of the United States because lots of people already lived there. Truthfully he never actually got to the united Staes only islands off of. He led to the establishment of homes in the United States.
  • The settlement of Jamestown

    The settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

  • 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

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Andrew Jackson's Impeachment

  • The invention of the Airplane

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • The invention of the airplane

Want to make a timeline like this?

Use Timetoast to turn dates, events, milestones, and phases into a clear visual timeline you can build and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.

Create your own timeline