US History A Timeline By oliviastefaniak Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 4, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Nov 1, 1753 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisianna Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 11, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Sep 2, 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Feb 15, 1838 Trail of Tears Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclomation Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 The 13th Amendment Jun 8, 1866 The 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1867 The 15th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Aug 29, 1879 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 27, 1880 The Invention of the Lightbulb Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 24, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane