Alexis Rigby's U.S History Timeline By alexismaiya 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1807 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1800 to 1903 The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane Electric Light- 1800 Telephone- 1876 Airplane- 1903 Period: 1801 to 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1824 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1836 to 1839 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 3, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President