US History A Timeline By maciem Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 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 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the electric light, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1824 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1832 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 13th Amendments 1866 14th Amendments 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1869 15th Amendments 1876 The invention of the telephone 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of airplanes