US History A Timeline 2 By dondawg 1492 The discovery of america Period: 1492 to Jan 1, 1999 us history timeline May 1, 1607 settlement if Jamestown Jan 1, 1754 french and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 The declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 The battle of yorktown May 25, 1787 The constitutional convention 1789 The alien and sedition acts 1792 The invention of the cotton gin 1802 The Louisiana Purchase 1802 The invention of the electric light Jun 18, 1811 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1827 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1840 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumte Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th, admenment Apr 5, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1866 The invention of telephone 1868 14th admenment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th admenment Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1897 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane