U.S History Timeline By Ashley Nelson Period: 1492 to 1502 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: 1607 to 1699 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Period: 1773 to 1774 The Boston Tea Party Period: 1775 to 1783 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1789 to 1800 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1791 to 1872 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1794 to 1807 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Apr 30, 1803 to May 2, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: 1817 to 1819 The Declaration of Independence Period: 1819 to 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1849 The invention of the telephone Period: Jan 29, 1850 to 1860 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1879 The invention of the electrical light Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: 1901 to 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane