U.S. History A Timeline By Macncheese6 Oct 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 Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Oct 28, 1793 to Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Dec 1, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase There was no specific day I could find so I kept it on 1. Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Jan 1, 1839 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 1, 1876 The Invention of the telephone Jan 1, 1879 The Invention of the electric light Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
