U.S. History Timeline By WilliamsburgSadie 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 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 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independance Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The United States Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1801 to 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Period: 1819 to 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Oct 14, 1837 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1830 to 1840 The Development and Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The American-Mexican War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Forming of The Standard Oil Trust Period: Mar 29, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender and Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincolns Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of The Telephone 1879 The Invention of Light Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strikes Period: Jun 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The American-Spanish War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt Election Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of Planes