US History A Timeline By RedBlackCat710 Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Mar 4, 1909 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown was Founded May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Started Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Ended Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 11, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Started getting Written Jul 1, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Finished getting Written Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was Published Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was Signed Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Started Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Ended May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Started Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Ended 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts to 7/14/1798 Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Started Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Ended Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Started 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Started Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Ended 1850 The Trail of Tears Ended Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Started Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Ended Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 18, 1865 13th Amendment Added Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Started May 26, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Ended Jul 28, 1868 14th Amendment Added Mar 30, 1870 15th Amendment Added Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 22, 1879 Invention of Electric Light Bulb Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike Started Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike Ended May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Started Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman Strike Ended Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Starts Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Ends Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt's Presidency comes to an End