US History A Timeline By numanuma Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovering America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 timeline May 13, 1607 settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 the French and Indian War Dec 13, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1782 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1875 The invention of the telephone 1878 the invention of the electric light 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 airplanes