US History A Timeline - Austin Green By greenbaqon Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763 French & Indian War French & Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 Alien Act Jul 14, 1798 Sedition Act Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Nov 4, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Jan 1, 1837 Invention of the Telegraph May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 21, 1879 Invention of electric light Aug 5, 1882 Standard Oil Trust Organized Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 Pullman Strike Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the airplane