US History A Timeline By elurie Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The Start of The French and Indian War 1763 The End of 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 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Formed in 1863, renamed in 1870. 1876 The invention of the telephone Oct 14, 1878 The invention of the electric light Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Ended August, 13 1898 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1901 - 1909 Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
