US History A Timeline By JLow 1476 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1763 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, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1808 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1831 to 1977 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1840 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1855 The Firing on Fort Sumter Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1876 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1878 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War