US History A Timeline By Birkey Period: 1492 to 1506 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: 1607 to 1699 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1773 French and Indian War Period: 1773 to 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Jun 28, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: 1778 to 1783 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: Apr 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Period: 1798 to 1801 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1802 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: 1803 to 1804 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 Period: 1820 to 1821 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1824 to 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1840 to 2006 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: 1850 to 1864 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Feb 24, 1868 to May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1870 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1870 to 1911 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Feb 15, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: 1901 to 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president