History class timeline

By Suazo, David
  • 1492

    The Discovery of America by Columbus

    Christopher Columbus discovers america while sailing the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.

  • The Settlement of Jamestown

    The settlement of Jamestown was named after King James the 1st.
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    The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian war was fought because the french wanted to expand their territory to the west.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    This was a political protest that the colonists had in which they boarded trade ships and dumped chests of tea into the ocean. This escalated the into the american revolution.

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the revolutionary war, it was important because it showed scared colonists that they can win the war.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was the "last stone on the wall", so to speak, that severed our connections with Great Britain.

  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was the final battle of the revolutionary war where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.

  • The Constitutional Convention

    This was when the constitution was signed.

  • The invention of the cotton gin

    This is a machine that separates cotton fibers.

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts

    This was an act made of 4 laws that made it harder for new immigrants to vote.

  • The invention of the electric light

    Many people credit Thomas Edison with the invention of the electric light but it was, in fact, Humphry Davy. Edison only improved the light to a point where it could be used in any household.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between the U.S.A and France that allowed the U.S to buy the Louisiana territory
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    The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 was fought because the British kept stealing our trade ships.

  • The Missouri Compromise

    This was when a compromise in which the U.S government permitted Missouri to be a slave state in order to end political rivalries.

  • Andrew Jackson’s Election

    Andrew Jackson’s Election was different from other elections because there really wasn't any other candidates, which allowed Andrew Jackson to easily win.

  • The invention of the telegraph

    The invention of the telegraph is one of the most important inventions in history, it was the first time ever that people could send long distance messages without snail mail. (I couldn't find the exact date of the invention but I know it was developed in the 1830's)
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    The Panic of 1837

    This was a panic that was a financial crisis caused by inflation.

  • The Trail of Tears

    This was a journey that the Cherokee people took from east of the Mississippi to Oklahoma when there land was stolen from them.
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    The Mexican-American War

    This war began when the president of the U.S.A. decided that he wanted to expand the U.S. territory to the Pacific Ocean.

  • The Compromise of 1850

    The Compromise of 1850 happend when California requested to be a free state which upseted the balance between free states and slave states. The Compromise of 1850 attempted to fix this upset.

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    The Firing on Fort Sumter was the first battle of the civil war.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation was made by Abraham Lincoln and it stated that all slaves in rebelling states where now free.

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

    This was one of the last battles in the civil war, after this battle general Lee surrender to general Grant.

  • Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination

    Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater.

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

    These where known as the Reconstruction Amendments and they where put in place to aid in the reconstruction of the south.

  • Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment

    President Johnson was impeached for trying to replace the secretary of defense.

  • The invention of the telephone

    The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell and the first words to come through it where "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you".

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • The Homestead strike

    This strike was against the Carnegie Steel Company and about 1/5 of the company joined the strike.

  • The Pullman strike

    This was a railroad strike that led to a great disrupment of the railroad traffic.

  • The Spanish-American War

    The Spanish-american war was fought because Cuba wanted independence from Spain and the U.S.A. decided to intervene.

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president

    Theodore Roosevelt became the president after William McKinley was assassinated.

  • The invention of the plain.

    The Wright brothers invented the plain and tested at Kitty Hawk.