US History A Timeline By knowitliveitloveit Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Arrives in America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 Establishment of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Begins Mar 14, 1794 Cotton Gin Apr 30, 1803 Lousiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Jan 1, 1830 Trail of Tears Jan 1, 1837 Invention of Telegraph Jan 1, 1837 Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Passed Jan 1, 1870 Organization of Standard Oil Company Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Passed Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Jan 27, 1880 Electric Light Patented Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 Pullman Strike Apr 25, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane
