US History A Timeline By ausomegamer9909 Period: 1489 to 1908 Year Aug 12, 1492 Discovery of America May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1753 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 Aug 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1802 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1836 The Panic of 1837 May 23, 1838 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1864 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 7, 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Nov 4, 1886 The invention of the electric light Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane