US History Timeline

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  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    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

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • the louisiana purchase

    the louisiana purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • the panic of 1837

    the panic of 1837

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

  • the compromise of 1850

    the compromise of 1850

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    Telephone was 1876 electric light was 1879 Airplane was 1903
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    &1894
  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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