US History A Timeline

By Rosyrory907
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • Settlement of Jamestown

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    French and Indian War

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Battle of Yorktown

  • Constitutional Convention

  • Invention of the cotton gin

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

  • Invention of electric light

  • Louisiana Purchase

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    War of 1812

  • Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

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    Trail of Tears

  • Panic of 1837

  • Invention of the telegraph

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    Mexican-American War

  • Compromise of 1850

  • Firing on Fort Sumter

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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    Civil War Amendments

    The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1865, 1868, and 1870, respectively. They are often referred to as the Civil War Amendments because of their relation to slavery.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln's Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • Invention of the telephone

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    Homestead and Pullman Strikes

    The Homestead Strike occurred in in 1892, and was followed by the Pullman Strike in 1894.

  • Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

  • Invention of airplanes