US History Timeline

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  • The Discovery of America by Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The Settlement of Jamestown

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    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 Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

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    The Battle of Yorktown

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    The Constitutional Convention

  • 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

    Originally the treaty was signed on April 30th of 1803 but the transfer of territory took place in December of 1803.
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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election

    There were two elections that he partook in the first was in 1824 and the other in 1828 which he won and was named the 7th U.S president.
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837

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    The Trail of Tears

    The primary removal began in 1831 till 1838 but when the forced removal of the Cherokee people happened it was known as the Trail of Tears
  • The invention of the Telegraph

    The invention of the Telegraph

    The first message was sent using Morse Code in 1844 between Washington, DC and Baltimore.
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

    The compromise was initially introduced in January of 1850 but was only passed later in September of 1850.
  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The duration was a day as it ended on the 13th of April 1861.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865, the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, and lastly the 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870.
  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

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    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

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

    The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane

    The electric light was made by Thomas Edison in 1879. Alexander Graham Bell was granted the patent for the telephone on March 7, 1876. Lastly, the first successful controlled flight of an airplane was achieved by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903.
  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Homestead Strike took place on the first of July 1892, while the Pullman Strike started on the 11th of May 1894
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    The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    His presidential "expiration" was on March 4, 1909