US History A Timeline By ryweglauutah Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Begins Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Begins Mar 14, 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Begins Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election