US History A Timeline By Aidan Coleman Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 7, 1903 US History Timeline A May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Begins Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Ends Apr 15, 1767 Andrew Jackson Election 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 Begins Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Ends May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention End Mar 17, 1794 Cotton Gin Invention Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 23, 1815 War of 1812 End Apr 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 6, 1838 The Invention of The Telegraph Feb 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears Sep 6, 1839 The Trail of Tears 1843 The Panic of 1837 Ends Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Ends Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Apr 12, 1861 Firing On Fort Sumter Apr 14, 1861 Firing On Fort Sumter Stops Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment 1870 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of Telephone Oct 21, 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman Strike Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike Apr 25, 1898 Spanish-American War Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War End Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane