American History Events Timeline By Simon.ortega Oct 12, 1492 Colombus finds America May 15, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 1754 Start of French vs Indian war 1763 End of French vs Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Start of the Lexington and Concord Battles Jul 4, 1776 The United States Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Start of The Siege of Yorktown Oct 19, 1781 End of The Siege of Yorktown 1783 End of the Lexington and Concord Battles May 25, 1787 Start of The United States Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 End of The United States Constitutional Convention 1794 The Invention of The Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Act 1802 The Invention of The Electric Light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 Start of the War of 1812 Feb 18, 1815 End of the War of 1812 1820 The Missourie Compromise 1824 The Andrew Jackson Election 1830 The Invention of The Telegraph 1830 Start of The Trail of Tears Aprrox Date 1831 1837 Start of The panic 1840 End of The Panic Apr 25, 1846 Start of The Mexican vs American War Feb 2, 1848 End of The Mexican vs American War 1850 End of The Trail of Tears Sep 1, 1850 Start of The Compromise Apr 12, 1861 Start of The Battle of Fort Sumter Apr 13, 1861 End of The Battle of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jun 28, 1864 End of The Compromise 1865 The 13th Ammendment Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincon's Assasination Apr 19, 1865 The Surrender at Appoxomattox Court House 1868 The 14th Ammendment Feb 24, 1868 Start of Andrew Johnson's Presidency May 26, 1868 End of Andrew Johnson's Presidency Cause of loss of Presidency: Impeachment 1870 The 15th Ammendment 1870 The Start of The Standard Oil Trust Jun 1, 1875 The Invention of The First Working Telephone Jul 1, 1892 The Start of The Homestead Strike Nov 20, 1892 The End of The Homestead Strike Apr 21, 1898 Start of The Spanish vs American War Dec 10, 1898 End of The Spanish vs American War Sep 14, 1901 The Start of The Theodore Rosevelt Presidency Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of The Airplane Mar 4, 1909 The End of The Theodore Rosevelt Presidency 1911 The End of The Standard Oil Trust