US HIstory A Timeline By Ariana88 1492 The Discovery of America by Colombus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1843 The Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Standard Oil Trust 1865 Thirteenth Amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination 1868 Fourteenth Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1869 Fifteenth Amendment Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane