US History A Timeline By MJ12345 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 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 May 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1776 Jul 4th Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1781 Sep 28th Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention May 25, 1787 – Sep 17, 1787 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the electric light Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863 Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments are created Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the telephone 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 Homestead strike of 1892 1894 Pullman Railroad strike of 1894 Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the airplane