Belle Cazares US History Timeline By belle.cazares Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Ends Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Jun 11, 1776 to Jun 28, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is written Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is signed Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Jun 18, 1798 to Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts are signed Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: May 28, 1830 to Mar 24, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 6, 1838 to May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation passes Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Dec 6, 1865 The 13th ammendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Jun 13, 1866 to Jun 8, 1868 The 14th ammendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Feb 26, 1869 to Feb 3, 1870 The 15th ammendment Feb 14, 1876 Telephone is invented Oct 22, 1877 Electric light is invented Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 1, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Airplanes are invented