US History A Timeline By jg4toast Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 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 Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 12, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 28, 1830 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 11, 1838 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 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 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 14th on 9 July 1868 15th on 3 February 1870 Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Oct 21, 1879 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Telephone on 10 March 1876 Airplane on 17 December 1903 Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Homestead Strike on 6 July 1892 Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
