US history a timeline By emera 1492 The discovery of america by columbus 1607 The settlement of Jamestown 1754 The beginning of the Franch and Indian war 1763 The end of the French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Beginning of the constitutional convention Sep 17, 1787 The end of the constitutional convention 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition acts 1802 The invention of the Electric Light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The Beginning of the War of 1812 Feb 18, 1815 The End of the War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew jacksons election 1831 The beginning of the Trail of Tears 1837 The beginning of the Panic of 1837 1843 The end of the Panic of 1837 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The beginning of the mexican american war Feb 2, 1848 The end of 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 1865 The 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 The 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew johnsons impeachment 1870 The 15th Amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1877 The end of the Trail of Tears 1882 The organization of the Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The beginning of the Spanish American war Dec 10, 1898 The end of the Spanish American war Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the Airplane 1904 Theodore roosevelt is Elected