Us History A timeline By hunterhollist Aug 3, 1492 Columbus Discovers America Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 19, 1903 Us History A Timeline May 13, 1607 Settling Jamestown Jan 2, 1754 1754-1763 French and Indian war 1754-1763 Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence May 25, 1781 Constitutional Convention Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton gin Nov 4, 1802 1802-1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Comprimise Mar 15, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election May 16, 1836 Trail of tears May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 Jan 11, 1838 Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 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 Jan 31, 1865 1865-1869 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Aug 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president