US History A timeline By Kadynkk 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 US History A timeline 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 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 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1883 The Trail of Tears 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane