U.S History Timeline By Koda Bewr 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus 1606 Discovery of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord 1781 Battle of Yorktown 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 Alien and Sedition Act 1801 Louisiana Purchase 1812 War of 1812 1818 Declaration of Independence Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson Election 1837 Panic of 1837 It lasted until 1843 1838 Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 Telegraph Invention 1846 The Mexican-American War 1846-1848 is how long it lasted. Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter It lasted April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861 Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13 Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Telephone Invention Oct 21, 1879 Electric Light Invention Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Airplane Invention
