US History A Timeline By Eflint May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Evidence Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Evidence Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Evidence Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Evidence Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Evidence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Evidence May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Evidence Mar 14, 1794 The Invention Of The Cotton Gin Evidence Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Evidence Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Evidence Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Evidence Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Evidence Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Evidence Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears Evidence May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Evidence May 24, 1844 The Invention Of The Telegraph Evidence Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Evidence Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Evidence Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Evidence Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Evidence Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Evidence Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Evidence Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Evidence Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Evidence Mar 7, 1876 The Invention Of The Telephone Evidence 1879 The Invention Of The Electric Light Evidence Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Evidence Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Evidence Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Evidence Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Evidence Dec 17, 1903 The Invention Of The Airplane Evidence Oct 12, 1942 The Discovery of America by Columbus Evidence