U.S. History A Timeline By SachieRose16 Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston 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 Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination Jun 13, 1866 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane