US History A Timeline By Musiclover13! Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 7, 1903 US History A Timeline Dec 6, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1864 Pullman Railroad 1865 Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Apr 19, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light 1892 Homestead Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Mar 4, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 7, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane