How do you make a timeline?

Answer 1

A time line is pretty easy to make. You have dates and then next to them you write the event that happened. Below is an example of a time line that i made.

1803. Louisiana Purchase1818. Treaty of 1818 was signed- allowed for joint occupation of the Oregon County1819. Adam- Onis Treaty (Transcontinental Treaty) is signed1825. Stephen Austin brings 300 families to settle in Texas1835. Texas Revolution begins1836. James Bowie dies at the Battle of the Alamo

. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's forces defeat the Texans at the Alamo and at Goliad

. Sam Houston named as the first president of the Lone Star Republic

. Texas declares its independence from Mexico. Texan defenders of the Alamo are all killed during siege by the Mexican Army. Texans defeat Mexicans at San Jacinto.1842Webster-Ashburton Treaty- settles boundaries between Maine and New Brunswick, along the Great Lakes1844Election of 1844 takes place. Polk emerges victor1845U.S. annexes Texas by joint resolution of Congress.

.James Polk is inaugurated as the 11th president.

. The term "manifest destiny" appears for the first time in a magazine article by John L. O'Sullivan. It expresses the belief held by many white Americans that the United States is destined to expand across the continent.1846Oregon Treaty fixes U.S.-Canadian border at 49th parallel; U.S. acquires Oregon territory

. Stephen Kearny invades New Mexico and California1846- 1848Mexican War: U.S. declares war on Mexico in effort to gain California and other territory in Southwest. War concludes with signing of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexico recognizes Rio Grande as new boundary with Texas and, for $15 million, agrees to cede territory comprising present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.1848Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California; gold rush reaches its height the following year

. Women's rights convention is held at Seneca Falls, N.Y.1849Zachary Taylor is inaugurated as the 12th president1853Gadsden Purchase