U.S. History A By katief6 Aug 3, 1492 Christopher Colombus Discovers America Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 19, 1903 US History A Timeline May 13, 1607 Jamestown Settlement May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 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 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 Oct 3, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amedment Jan 1, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Amedment Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Nov 1, 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Jan 1, 1892 The Homestead Strike Jan 1, 1894 The Pullman Railroad Strike Apr 1, 1898 The Spanish-American War Nov 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane