History Timeline

  • Oct 11, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus discovers America
  • Settlement of Jamestown

  • French and Indian War

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown ended October 19, 1781
  • Constitutional Convention

  • Invention of cotton gin

  • Alien and Sedition Acts

  • Louisiana Purchase

  • War of 1812

  • Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackons Election

  • Invention of Telegraph

  • Panic of 1837

  • Trail of Tears

  • Mexican - American War

    Ended 1848
  • Compromise of 1850

  • Firing on Fort Sumter

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Abraham Loncoln's Assination

  • Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse

  • 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

  • Andrew Johnson's Impeachment

  • Invention of the Electric light, telephone, and airplane

  • Organization of Standard Oil Trust

  • Pullman and Homestead Strikes

  • Spanish and American War

  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes president