timeline By parkerjd22@gmail.com Aug 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 18, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Jul 28, 1781 to Aug 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Jul 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1809 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1812 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The invention of the telegraph 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination, Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse,13th, 14th, 15th 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president