US History A Timeline By Mistake406 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The bostan tea party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 TheLouisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1832 The invention of the telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1864 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane