US History A Timeline By sophie.pow 1492 The Discovery of America by Colombus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 Start of the French & Indian War 1763 End of the French & Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington & Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Start of the Battle of Yorktown Oct 19, 1781 End of the Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien & Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 Start of the War of 1812 Mar 23, 1815 End of the War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The Invention of the Telegraph Started in the 1830's, ended in the 1840's. 1837 Start of the Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears 1843 End of the Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 Start of the Mexican-American War Feb 2, 1848 End of the Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Start of the Firing on Fort Sumter Apr 14, 1861 End of the Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 Start of the Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1, 1863 End of the Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 Invention of the Electric Light Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike 1898 Start of the Spanish-American War 1898 End of the Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Became President 1903 The Invention of the Airplane