US History A Timeline By graysonlanders Period: 1492 to 1502 Columbus' voyages Oct 12, 1492 Columbus officially steps foot in America 1493 Columbus' second voyage 1498 Columbus' third voyage 1502 Columbus' last voyage May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settlement Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Teas were thrown over-board Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedation Act 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson Election Period: 1831 to 1850 Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 Banks in new york city ran out of gold and silver. 1843 Telegraph Invention It was created in 1843, but the first ever message was sent on May 24, 1844 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclomation 1863 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Passed Apr 8, 1865 Surrender at Appromattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Jun 18, 1866 14th Amendment Passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeached Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment Passed Mar 7, 1876 Telephone Invented 1879 First Electric Light Invented Period: 1894 to 1894 Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Elected Dec 17, 1903 First Airplane Invented