US History By jakvon Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 10, 1905 US History Timeline Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 10, 1905 US History Timeline May 13, 1607 Jamestown Jul 16, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 United States Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 5, 1787 Constitutional Convention Aug 22, 1793 Cotton gin Aug 22, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Aug 22, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Aug 22, 1819 Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Aug 22, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Aug 22, 1838 The Trail of Tears Aug 22, 1840 The invention of the telegraph Aug 22, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 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 Aug 22, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Aug 22, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Aug 22, 1898 The Spanish-American War Aug 22, 1900 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Aug 22, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president