U.S. History A: Discovery to TR

By ashlyneya
  • Aug 3, 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

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    The French and Indian War

    known in Europe as the 7 Years War

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    Patriots laid siege to the British from 9/28 - 10/19
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    The Constitutional Convention

  • The Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Eli Whitney--> inventor
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    The Alien and Sedition Acts

  • The Louisiana Purchase

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    The War of 1812

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Election

    10/31 - 12/2

  • The Panic of 1837

    a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices, and wages went down while unemployment went up. 1837-1843

  • The Trail of Tears

  • The invention of the telegraph

    Samuel F. B. Morse--> inventor

    first message sent = "What hath God wrought?"
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    The Mexican-American War

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Start of the Civil War

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    End of the Civil War

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

    Founded=1870 Ceased operations=1911

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    The Civil War Amendments. The 13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendments (1870) were the first amendments made to the U.S. constitution in 60 years. Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, they were designed to ensure the equality for recently emancipated slaves.

  • The invention of the telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell--> inventor

  • The invention of the electric light

    Thomas Edison--> inventor

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892.

  • The Spanish-American War

    lasted 113 days started: 4/21 - 8/13

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Presidential term: 9/14/1901 - 3/04/1909

  • The invention of the airplane

    Wilbur and Orville Wright--> inventors