US History simple timeline

Timeline of major events and periods

Major Wars timeline

1754-1763	French-Indian War
1763-1783	American Revolution
1775-1781	Revolutionary War
1812-15	War of 1812
1846-48	Mexican-American War
1861-65	U.S. Civil War
1898	Spanish-American War
1917-18	WWI (U.S. 1917-1918)
1941-45	WWII
1959-65	Vietnam War: US intervention
1965-1972	Vietnam: U.S. ground & aeriel war
2002-2021	Afghanistan War
2003-11	Iraq War (Iraqi Insurgency: 2003-2006)

Major events timeline w/ details

1754-1763	French-Indian War	BIG IDEAS: caused by westward expansion of colonists into French territory west of the Appalachian Mts Britain (England) defeated France and seized all of Canada and lands east of the Mississippi
1763-83	American Revolution	BIG IDEAS: after French-Indian War, England imposed new taxes on the colonists imposed rules and restrictions on trade prohibited the colonists from settling in the new lands west of the Appalachian Mts ("Indian Territory) the colonists begin to protest key events: 1765: Stamp Act, tax and regulations imposed by Britain 1770: Boston Massacre, British soldiers shoot into crowd of protesters 1773: Boston Tea Party, protest against trade restrictions 1885: "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, argues against monarchy (king) 1776: Declaration of Independence, colonies declare independence from England
1775-83	American Revolution	BIG IDEAS: