US History A Timeline By KateBOO Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 30, 1903 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 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 Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1755 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1784 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1789 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1798 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph Mar 17, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1858 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1863 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Dec 6, 1865 3th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane