Jayden's LAU US History Timeline By karennece 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 15, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: 1775 to 1783 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1805 The invention of the electric light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Summer Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclimation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachments Period: 1870 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The invention of the telephone Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
