U.S. History A Timeline By jaek12 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Founding of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 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 Indpendence Sep 28, 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 Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 1819 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 The 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination 1868 The 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 The 15th Amendment 1876 Invention of Telephone 1879 Invention of Electric Light 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
