US History A Timeline By TheVikings Period: Oct 12, 1490 to Dec 17, 1903 US Hostory A Timeline Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Colombus Discovers America May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1756 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Decleration of Independence Oct 9, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jan 1, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 1, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Dec 1, 1819 The Missouri Compromise Oct 28, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Jan 1, 1830 The Invention of the Telegraph May 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 26, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 The 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 The 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 The 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 1, 1879 Invention of the Electric Light Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 1, 1892 The Homestead Strike Jan 1, 1894 Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane