US History timeline

By Yvie
  • Oct 12, 1491

    The discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Cotton Gin Patent

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Comprimise

  • Andrew Jackson Elected

    This is the date of the last day during the elections where Andrew Jackson won. I chose this day since I thought it fit the description best.
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    Telegraph development

    this is the time period when the telegraph was in development! the date of the first use is marked within this timeline as well.
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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Panic of 1837

  • First use of the telegraph

    I couldn't find the exact date, but this is the year that the first use of the telegraph was recorded!
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    Mexican-American war

  • Compromise of 1850

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    Firing on Fort Sumter

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Organization of the Standard Oil Trust

  • 13th Amendment passed

  • Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  • Abraham Lincoln Assassination

  • 13th Amendment Ratified

  • 14th Amendment Passed

  • Andrew Johnson Impeached

  • 14th Amendment Ratified

  • 15th Amendment Passed

  • 15th Amendment Ratified

  • Invention of the telephone

    This date is when Alexander Graham patented his invention of the telephone.

  • Invention / patent of the first practical lightbulb

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    Homestead Strike

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    Pullman Strike

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    Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt Presidency Beginning

  • Invention of the Airplane