U.S History A Timeline By Eli314 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 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: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and sedition Acts Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1838 to 1839 The trail of Tears Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment 1868 14th Amendment 1870 15th Amendment 1876 The invention of the Telephone 1879 The invention of the Electric light/ bulb 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the Airplane