US History A Timeline By JesseRoss Oct 10, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 10, 1492 to Aug 24, 1903 US History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Aug 23, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Aug 23, 1793 The Invention fo the Cotton Gin Aug 23, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Dec 20, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Aug 23, 1809 The Invention of the Telegraph Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Aug 23, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1829 Andrew Jackson Election Aug 23, 1830 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1831 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 23, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1865 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincol's Assassination Aug 23, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Between 1865-1870 Aug 23, 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment Aug 23, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Aug 23, 1876 Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane. Between 1876-1903 Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Aug 23, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President