US History A Timeline By KEPW Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 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 Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien Enemies Act Jul 14, 1798 The Sedition Act Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The Invention of Electric Light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1845 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments / The Reconstruction Amendments Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Feb 24, 1868 to May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Mar 7, 1877 The Invention of the Telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike / The Homestead Riot 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 Airplane