US History A Timeline By Hayden Andrew Monday By m0nd@y Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Begins Feb 10, 1763 The French And Indian War Ends Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of The Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jul 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Begins Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Ends Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Begins May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Invention Of The Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Begins Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Ends 1850 The Trail Of Tears Ends Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th Amendment Was Created Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Was Created Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment Was Created Feb 14, 1876 The Invention of The Telephone Nov 4, 1879 The Invention of The Electric Light Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Begins Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Ends Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention Of The Airplane
