US History A Timeline By akhs.1500 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 13, 1763 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 Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1779 The Battle of Yorktown 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1821 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Period: 1832 to 1838 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1847 The Compromise of 1850 1849 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: Apr 11, 1861 to Apr 13, 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 Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: May 25, 2024 to Sep 17, 2024 The Constitutional Convention