U.S. History Timeline By FrysNotGuys123 1492 The discovery of America 1607 The settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea party Period: Apr 18, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1775 The declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional convention 1794 Invention of cotton gin Jun 25, 1798 Alien and Sedition 1802 Invention of the Electric light 1803 The Louisiana purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The war of 1812 1820 The Missouri compromise Nov 4, 1827 Andrew Jackson's election 1830 The trial of tears 1837 The panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 3, 1848 The Mexican-American war Period: Apr 25, 1848 to Aug 12, 1848 The Spanish-American war 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The firing on fort sumpter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation proclamation 1863 The organization of standard oil trust Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments Feb 24, 1865 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1868 Abraham Lincolns assassination Feb 7, 1876 Invention of the telephone Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1892 Pullman and homestead strikes 1903 Invention of the airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president