US History Timeline

By Vivianc
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers America

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The invention of the cotton gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    1830s

  • The invention of the telegraph

    1830s I couldn't find the exact date.

  • The Panic of 1837

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    It was approved.
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    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

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    13th, 14th, 15th Amendment Ratified

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    1870s
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    The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

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