U.S. History timeline

  • Period: 1492 to

    U.S. History A timeline

  • Jamestown is settled

  • The French and Indian war starts

  • The French and Indian War ends

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

  • America Declares Independence

  • The Battle of Yorktown begins

  • The Battle of Yorktown Ends

  • The Constitutional Convention

  • The Alien and Sedition Acts are signed

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • The War of 1812 Starts

  • The War of 1812 Ends

  • The Missouri Compromise

  • Andrew Jackson's Elected President

  • The Telegraph is invented

  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of tears started in 1832 and ended three years later in 1835
  • The Panic of 1837

    The Panic of 1837 lasted until 1848
  • The Mexican-American War Starts

  • The Mexican-American War Ends

  • The Compromise of 1850

  • The Firing on Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter went under fire on April 12, 1861. The bombardment lasted a full two days.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation is given

  • The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are added to the Constitution

    These amendments were added between 1865-1870
  • The Surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse

  • The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilckes Booth
  • Andrew Johnson is Impeached

  • The Telephone is invented

  • The Electric Light is invented

  • The Organization of Standard Oil Trust is Organized

  • The Invasion of the Cotton Gin

  • The Pullman and Homestead Strikes

    The Pullman Strike occurred in 1894, two years after the Homestead strike in 1892
  • The Spanish-American War

    The war lasted from April to August of the same year
  • Theodore Roosevelt becomes President

  • The First Airplane is invented

  • Columbus discovers America

    Columbus actually landed in more of Central America than in North America