US History A Timeline By MattandMillo Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1786 The Constitutional Convention Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1826 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Sep 18, 1836 The Compromise of 1850 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Mar 17, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Apr 12, 1859 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court house Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane May 11, 1984 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1998 The Spanish and American War
