U.S. History Timeline By Emma Jane 185 The compromise of 1850 Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus when Columbus discovered America. May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_Settlement) 1754 The French and Indian War (https://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War) Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea-Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party) Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_ of_Lexington_and_Concord) Jul 14, 1776 The Declaration of Independence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence) Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown) May 14, 1787 The constitutional convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Constitutional_Conventi on_(United_States)) Oct 28, 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts (https://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/ Constitutional _Convention _(United_States)) Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 May 8, 1812 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jacksons Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 26, 1846 The Mexican-American War Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 26, 1868 The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson 1870 The organization of the standard oil trust 1870 The 13th 14th and 15th amendments 1879 THe invention of the telephone, the electric light and the airplane 1886 The pullman and the homestead strikes 1898 The Spanish -American War 1901 THeodore Roosevlet Becomes president
