US History A Timeline By BobsPancakes Oct 12, 1492 The 'Discovery' of America 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 Jul 4, 1774 The Declaration of Independence Apr 9, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: May 28, 1830 to Mar 24, 1839 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Apr 15, 1862 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1863 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1876 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 24, 1884 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Mar 4, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president