U.S. History A Timeline By KJohns Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus (12 October 1492) Period: Oct 12, 1492 to 1903 U.S. History A Timeline 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Jul 10, 1754 The Albany Plan of Union 1756 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 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1829 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1830 The Trail of Tears 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Mar 3, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The end of Reconstruction 1876 The invention of the electric light 1879 The invention of the telephone 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane
