US History A Timeline By idinman Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1892 Homestead Strikes 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the airplane
