US History A Timeline By mjforero Aug 3, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Mar 25, 1785 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Jan 1, 1840 Invention of the Telegraph The timespan is between the 1830s-40s. Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 *No exact date. May 26, 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 25, 1846 American-Mexican War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Jan 1, 1870 The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are Passed Apr 14, 1865 Assassiantion of Abraham Lincoln Apr 9, 1869 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Mar 10, 1876 invention of Telephone Jan 1, 1879 Invention of Electric Lightbulb *Not sure of exact date. Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 24, 1888 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 Pullman Strike Apr 25, 1898 Spanish-American War Jan 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President *Not sure of exact date Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane