US History A Timeline By Juliannapruitt Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown May 18, 1754 The French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Oct 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 The Alien and Sedition acts 1802 The invention of the electric light Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 21, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1837 Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American war Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Jun 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 invention of the airplane