U.S History timeline By connorreilley 1492 Columbus Discovering america 1607 Jamestown settled Period: 1754 to 1763 French and indian war Dec 16, 1773 The boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of lexington and concord Aug 2, 1776 The decleration of independence 1781 The battle of yorktown 1787 The constitutional convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The alien and sedition acts 1803 The louisiana purchase 1812 the war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri compromise 1828 Andrew jacksons election 1831 The trail of tears 1837 The panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The mexican american war 1850 The compromise of 1850 1861 The firing on fort sumpter 1863 The emancipation proclomation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1865 to 1870 13th 14th 15th ammendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham lincoln's assasination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the air plane