US History Timeline

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  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 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 Signed

    The Declaration of Independence Signed

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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

    Introduced- 1793
    Admitted- 1794
    Ratified- 1807
  • Alien and Sedition acts passed

    Alien and Sedition acts passed

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    signed on May 2,1803
    validated purchase in Oct.
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    The war of 1812

    Treaty of Ghent signed-Dec 24, 1814
  • The Missouri Compromise Passed

    The Missouri Compromise Passed

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Went from Oct 31- Dec 2
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    The Panic of 1837

    economic decline
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    The Trail of Tears

    4th of Cherokee population died from starvation, tiredness, disease
  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    Ended slave trade

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Officer Robert Anderson surrender after 34 hours
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    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Assassinated on Good Friday while watching a play

  • 13th Amendment

    Abolished slavery

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 14th Amendment

    Citizenship to all born in US

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Not functioning-1911

  • 15th Amendment

    African Americans voting rights
  • Invention of the Telephone

    Invention of the Telephone

  • Invention of The Electric Light

    Incandescent lamp lasted 40 hours

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Invention of the Airplane

    Invention of the Airplane