Us history A timeline

By mperreira
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America

    Discovery of America

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    The invention of the cotton gin

  • 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

  • The Constitutional Convention

    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

    The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election
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    The Panic of 1837

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    The Trail of Tears

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    The Mexican-American War

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
    Sadly this was the day that this man was killed

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

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

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • The Spanish-American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president