US History A Timeline By KarmaPetty Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Jan 1, 1914 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Apr 15, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of The Telegraph May 13, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 20, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Jan 27, 1880 Invention of the Electric Light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Jan 1, 1914 Invention of the Airplane