History Timeline By Rae-Rae Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 4, 1776 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Period: Sep 28, 1787 to Oct 19, 1787 Battle of Yorktown Mar 14, 1794 Invention of the cotton gin(Eli Whitney) Period: 1798 to 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Nov 4, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 Sep 4, 1837 Invention of the Telegrapg Period: 1838 to 1839 Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment Period: Mar 30, 1868 to May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Trial Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 21, 1879 Invention of the Electric Light Jan 2, 1882 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 Homestead Strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane