US History Timeline

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  • 1492

    The discovery of America by Columbus

    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 Decrelation of Independence

    The Decrelation 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 Louisiana purchase

    The Louisiana purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri compromise

    The Missouri compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

  • 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 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

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

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

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president!!!