IRJ US History Timeline By Iridis Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 18, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: Apr 24, 1787 to Sep 17, 1781 Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1802 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: 1812 to 1815 War of 1812 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1837 Period: 1840 to 1850 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1846 to 1848 Mexican-American War 1850 Compromise of 1850 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president