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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

  • The French and Indian War Starts

    The French and Indian War Starts

  • The French and Indian War Ends

    The French and Indian War Ends

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown Begins

    The Battle of Yorktown Begins

  • The Battle of Yorktown Ends

    The Battle of Yorktown Ends

  • The Constitutional Convention Begins

    The Constitutional Convention Begins

  • The Constitutional Convention Ends

    The Constitutional Convention Ends

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts are Passed

    The Alien and Sedition Acts are Passed

  • The US Acquires the Louisiana Purchase

    The US Acquires the Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812 Begins

    The War of 1812 Begins

  • The War of 1812 Ends

    The War of 1812 Ends

  • The Missouri Compromise is Passed

    The Missouri Compromise is Passed

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears Begins

    The Trail of Tears Begins

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

  • The Trail of Tears Ends

    The Trail of Tears Ends

  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War Starts

    The Mexican-American War Starts

  • The Mexican-American War Ends

    The Mexican-American War Ends

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • 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

  • 13th Amendment is Ratified

    13th Amendment is Ratified

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 14th Amendment is Ratified

    14th Amendment is Ratified

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 15th Amendment is Ratified

    15th Amendment is Ratified

  • The Invention of the Telephone

    The Invention of the Telephone

  • The Invention of the Electric Light

    The Invention of the Electric Light

  • The Homestead Strike

    The Homestead Strike

  • The Pullman Strike

    The Pullman Strike

  • The Spanish-American War Begins

    The Spanish-American War Begins

  • The Spanish-American War Ends

    The Spanish-American War Ends

  • Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President

  • Invention of the Airplane

    Invention of the Airplane

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