U.S. History Timeline By jnweech Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery Of America By Colombus May 13, 1607 The Settlement Of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French And Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Bosten Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 10, 1776 The Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotten Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1805 The Invention of Electric Light 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson Election 1832 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic Of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears 1846 The Mexican - American War 1850 The Compromise Of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1861 The Invention of Telephone 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 The 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment 1868 The 14th Amendment 1870 The 15th Amendment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish - American War 1903 The Invention of Airplane 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President