US History A Timeline By Jaysonwhitehead Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus https://www.history.com/articles/christopher-columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord https://www.britannica.com/event/Battles-of-Lexington-and-Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence https://www.britannica.com/topic/Declaration-of-Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention https://www.britannica.com/event/Constitutional-Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin https://www.britannica.com/technology/cotton-gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts https://www.britannica.com/event/Alien-and-Sedition-Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Louisiana+Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise https://www.britannica.com/event/Missouri-Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1828 1837 The invention of the telegraph https://www.britannica.com/technology/telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 https://www.britannica.com/event/Panic-of-1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears https://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-Tears Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Compromise+of+1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Fort-Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation https://www.britannica.com/event/Emancipation-Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Appomattox-Court-House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-Abraham-Lincoln Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson Period: 1870 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil 1876 Invention of the telephone https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline.html 1879 The invention of the electric light https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline.html Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike https://www.britannica.com/event/Homestead-Strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman Strike https://www.britannica.com/event/Homestead-Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Jul 17, 1898 The Spanish-American War https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-American-War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt 1903 Invention of the airplane https://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline.html