US History Timeline By laurenthreet Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1756 to 1763 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 Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Jul 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815 The War of 1812 1819 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1832 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1839 to 1850 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1849 The invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell Jan 29, 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 Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1879 The invention of the electric light by Thomas Alva Edison 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1886 to 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane by the Wright Brothers