US History A Timeline By AK_47 Period: 1492 to 1914 US History A Timeline Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Lands in the New World Dec 6, 1606 Jamestown is Founded May 7, 1745 Germany Surrenders May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War starts Feb 19, 1763 The French and Indian War ends Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is Signed Apr 19, 1777 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Jun 21, 1788 The Constitution is Ratified Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Mar 2, 1805 The Missouri Compromise Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Starts Feb 18, 1816 The War of 1812 Ends Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson is Elected 1831 The Trail of Tears Apr 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 11, 1838 The Telegraph is Invented 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, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1866 13th Amendment is Ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson is Impeached Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment is Ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment is Ratified Mar 14, 1874 The Invention of the Cotton Gin This was when it was patented Mar 7, 1876 The Telephone is Invented by Alexander Graham Bell Jan 27, 1880 The Light Bulb is Invented by Thomas Edison Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Apr 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Jul 18, 1900 The Newsboy Strike Newsies! Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Airplane is Invented by the Wright Brothers
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