US History #1 By tysonellingford@gmail.com Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History Timeline May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1776 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 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph 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 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Ratified 1875 The Invention of the Telephone 1876 Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Lightbulb Jan 30, 1882 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane