US History A Timeline By Ailie123 Period: Oct 12, 1492 to 1504 The Declaration of Independence May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Period: Dec 15, 1773 to Dec 15, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Jul 17, 1789 to Mar 3, 1801 The Sedition Act Oct 28, 1791 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Jun 25, 1798 to Jun 25, 1800 The Alien Act Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Dec 20, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 16, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 6, 1820 to 1854 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: Jan 29, 1850 to 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Apr 9, 1865 to 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 15, 1865 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Period: Feb 24, 1868 to 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone Oct 21, 1879 The invention of the Electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane