US History A Timeline By facebooker_1773569176006554 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to 1906 US History May 13, 1607 The 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 May 6, 1778 The Alien and Sedition Acts Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Apr 14, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 28, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The Invention of the Telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 23, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 28, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Mar 2, 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane 1906 The Invention of the Electric Light
