US History A Timeline By Lil Punk 12 The War of 1812 Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Discovery of America by Columbu May 28, 1754 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 Independence Oct 19, 1782 The Battle of Yorktown Apr 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Apr 14, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jan 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Aug 16, 1831 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Aug 18, 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 Dec 18, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 29, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Aug 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Plane is invented