US History Timeline Assignment

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus Discovers what is now the Caribbean islands and south American coast.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The settlers create a successful town named after king James the 1st.

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war was fought between the two major superpowers the French and British, over who owned the Ohio Valley.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    American colonists dump tea into the harbor to protest against the taxes the British imposed.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    American colonists and British soldiers fight at Lexington, Massachusetts and Concord, Massachusetts.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    Colonists declare their independence from Britain and Become America

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    George Washington, a general at the time forced the surrender of a British general in Yorktown, Virginia.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    55 delegates meet in Philadelphia and redesign America's government structure to be stronger.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    Eli Whitney creates a machine that removes the seeds from the cotton fiber. Invented in 1793.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    Four pieces of legislation that are very controversial made to stop people sympathizing with the French during the war

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    America purchases Louisiana

  • The War of 1812

    A war that took place in 1812 between America and Britain.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    Congress compromises and makes Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson was elected president in the 1828 elections in a rematch after loosing the 1824 election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The removal of Indians from their homes against their wishes legislated by Andrew Jackson.

  • The Panic of 1837

    The start of a financial crisis left from the policies of Andrew Jackson.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The first message sent by a telegraph was from Washington to Baltimore and said "What Hath God Wrought"

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War was started over a dispute where Texas ended and Mexico began.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    A series of compromises designed to avoid conflict between north and south.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The battle that started the American Civil war.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The proclamation made my Abraham Lincoln to free all slaves.

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Created by John D. Rockefeller the standard oil trust was a large company that bought most other oil competitors.

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The amendments that granted equal rights for recently freed slaves after the civil war.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Robert E. Lee surrenders his army at the Appomattox Courthouse, ending the civil war.

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln is assisantied at a playhouse.

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson is impeached for committing crimes.

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

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. Thomas Edison patented the electric light in 1879. And airplanes were invented December 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers.

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The start of the homestead strikes began in 1892 and the Pullman strikes began on May 11, 1894. They began over declining wages.

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish American war began after the USS Maine exploded in a harbor in Cuba.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt was Vice-president, until President William McKinley was assisantied.