US History Timeline

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    was the fist permanent English settlement.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
  • The Star Spangled Banner

    The Star Spangled Banner
    Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle from a truce vassal and later wrote The Star Spangled Banner
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    The Trail of Tears

    Forced relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes to Indian Territory under the Indian Removal Act of 1830
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin to show how bad slavery was.
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    Gilded Age

    The Gilded Age was a period of transformation in the economy, technology, government, and social customs of America.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    Was the bloodiest battle and during the Civil War that lasted 3 days
  • The 13th Amendment

    This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by Japan during WWII and the cause of the US joining the war.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba by the US during the cold war.