U.S history timeline By Calshum Oct 10, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the electric light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Dec 6, 1868 to Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 the invention of the telephone Period: 1890 to 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 the invention of the airplane