History time line By Kaydog17 Period: Dec 13, 1400 to 2000 14000 Oct 12, 1492 Columbus found America When Columbus found america May 14, 1607 The settlement of James town 1754 The French 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 Sep 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The constitutional convention 1793 The invention of cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The alien and sedition acts 1803 The Louisiana purchase 1809 The Invention of Electric Light Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri comprise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Day 1831 The trail of tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph May 10, 1837 The panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 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 Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish American war Sep 12, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Gets Elected Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of Airplanes