US History A Timeline By CoolCool1512 Aug 3, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 6, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Signed Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle/Siege of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Cotton Gin Patent Granted Jul 6, 1798 Alien Act Passed Jul 14, 1798 Sedition Act Passed Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Dec 24, 1814 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson Elected President Jan 1, 1837 Panic of 1837 Couldn't find a start or end date... Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Jan 1, 1839 Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 Telegraph Invented Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1, 1863 Organization of Standard Oil Trust I couldn't find the exact date... Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeached Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Telephone Invented Oct 14, 1878 Light Bulb Invented Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 Pullman Strike Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 1, 1898 Spanish American War Dates (besides months) not found... Dec 17, 1903 Airplane Invention Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Elected