US History A Timeline By SirEstel Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery Of America (By Columbus) https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus May 16, 1607 Jamestown Is Founded https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French And Indian War (The Seven Years War) https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war Mar 16, 1773 The First (and most well known) Boston Tea Party https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle Of Lexington And Concord https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord Aug 2, 1776 The Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle Of Yorktown https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/siege-of-yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins 1793 The Invention Of The Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 The Signing Of The Alien And Sedition Acts https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/alien-and-sedition-acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1805 Humphry Davy Invents The Electric Light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War Of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise https://www.history.com/topics/slavery/missouri-compromise Mar 4, 1829 The Election Of Andrew Jackson 1837 The Invention Of The Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1840 The Economical Panic Of 1837 https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bank-war Period: 1837 to 1839 The Cherokee Trail Of Tears https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears (Some things I've been reading say it ended in 1850, but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. Do you have an answer/explanation for all of that? Cause I'm kinda confused) Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise Of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing On Fort Sumter (And the beginning of the American Civil War) https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter Jan 1, 1863 Pres. Lincoln Issues The Emancipation Proclamation https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation Jan 31, 1865 Congress Passes The 13th Ammendment Apr 9, 1865 General Lee Surrenders To General Grant At Appomattox Courthouse https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house Apr 15, 1865 John Wilkes Booth Assassinates Pres. Abraham Lincoln https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination Jun 13, 1866 Congress Passes The 14th Ammendment Feb 4, 1868 The Impeachment Of Pres. Andrew Johnson Feb 26, 1869 Congress Passes The 15th Ammendment Mar 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell Invents The Telephone 1879 Thomas Edison Invents The Incandescent Bulb Jan 2, 1882 The Orginisation Of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman Strike https://www.history.com/news/labor-day-pullman-railway-strike-origins Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/spanish-american-war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Mar 17, 1903 The Wright Brothers Invent The Airplane