US History A Timeline By Purcellcambree Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 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, 1787 The Constitutional Convention May 25, 1787 Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 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: 1849 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1866 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War April 25 until December 10, 1898 Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president