U.S. History Timeline 2.0 By xiaoo Oct 12, 1492 Columbus's Discovery of America May 14, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 Seven Year War/Beginning and end of French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independance Period: May 25, 1778 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1787 Battle of Yorktown 1793 Invention of Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1809 Invention of the electric light (depends on the type of light) Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1826 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1830 to 1850 Compromise of 1850 May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telegrapgh Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Apr 12, 1861 Firing of Fort Sumter/Start of American Civil War Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 End of American Civil War Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Period: Jul 31, 1865 to Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Feb 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Jan 2, 1882 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1898 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane