U.S. History Timeline By jshetka 1492 The first Discovery of America May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 1, 1776 The Deceleration of Independence is Signed by Congress Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1829 Andrew Jackson is Elected 1832 The Telegraph is Invented Period: 1837 to 1840 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 20, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments get added to the Constitution Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson gets Impeached 1876 The Electric Light, the Telephone, and the Plane get invented 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1899 Standard Oil Trust Organization 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President May 16, 1918 The Alien and Sedition Acts