History Timeline By laurenhannesson 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War 1773 The Boston Tea Party 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 The invention of the electric light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Panic of 1837 Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The invention of the telephone 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1903 Invention Of The Airplane 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: 1930 to 1940 The invention of the telegraph