U.S. History Timeline By Madalyn Lucas 1492 Columbus Discovers America! 1607 Settlement of Jamestown! 1754 French and Indian War Started 1763 French and Indian War Ended! Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Indpedence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Started! Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Ended! May 27, 1787 Constiutional Convention Started! Sep 17, 1787 Constiutional Convention Ended! 1793 Cotton Gin Invented 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Started! Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Ended! 1830 Invention of Telegraph Developed in 1830s-1840s Nov 2, 1832 Andrew Jackson's Election 1837 Panic of 1837 (1837-1843) 1838 Trail of Tears Mar 25, 1846 Mexican American War Started! Feb 2, 1848 Mexican American War Ended! Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 1854 The Missouri Compromise 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter April 12, 1861- April 16, 1861 Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust was Formed 1865 Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Started Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court house Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 Reconstruction of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Ended 1876 Telephone Invited First call made in 1876. 1879 The invention of the electric light Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Started! Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Ended! Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President 1901-1909 1903 Airplane Invented
