US History A Timeline By Nathan_Tobler Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1763 French and Indian War 1754-1763 Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle o Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independance 1781 Battle of Yorktown September 28, 1781- October 19, 1781 1787 The Constitutional Convention May 25 - September 17 1794 The invention of cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1815 The War of 1812 June 18, 1812- February 18, 1815 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1840 Panic of 1837 1840 The invention of the telegraph 1830's-1840's Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th,14th, and 15th amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 Invention of Telephone 1879 Invention of Lightbulb Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane