History Timeline By mckayhigley 1492 Columbus discovers America May 17, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Signature of Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of Cotton Gin Period: Jul 6, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 Invention of Electric Light 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1829 Election of President Andrew Jackson 1831 Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1937 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of Telephone Jul 1, 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane