US History A Timeline By iamaknight 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815 The War of 1812 May 8, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1839 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 Telephone invented 1879 Electric light invented Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 Airplane invented The first successful flight of the Wright brother's airplane