US History A Timeline By HadenN Oct 11, 1492 Christopher Columbus May 13, 1607 James Town Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 28, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1840 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on For Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Apr 21, 1892 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War May 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane