US History A Timeline By BobShick 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 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 Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 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 Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jun 12, 1837 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort 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 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Railroad Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane