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US History Timeline

By ek1500
  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • Period: Aug 3, 1492 to

    US History Timeline

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    War continued until 1763
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown

    Battle continued until October 19,1781
  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

    Continued until Sep 17, 1787
  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    The Invention of the Cotton Gin

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812

    Continued until Feb 18, 1815
  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

    Continued until 1843
  • The Invention of the Telegraph

    The Invention of the Telegraph

  • The Mexican-American War

    The Mexican-American War

    Continued until Feb 2, 1848
  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Continued until April 13, 1861
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th (1865), 14th (1868), 14th (1870)
  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-American War

    Continued until Aug 13, 1898
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

    The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane

    Telephone (1876), Electric light (1878), Airplane (1903)