US History timeline By SL1Thorpe 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 May 10, 1773 Bosten tea party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 the invention of the Cotten gin Jun 25, 1798 the Alien act is passed Jul 14, 1798 The Sedition act is passed 1801 The Louisianna purchase 1802 First electric light invented Period: Jun 12, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 9, 1839 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 3, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust is formed Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincons Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment is passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jhonson's impeachment Jul 9, 1868 The 14th Amendment is passed 1876 The invention of the telaphone Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 7, 1903 the first airplane takes flight Aug 6, 1965 The 15th amendment is passed
