US history A timeline By BL1Thorpe Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The American Revolutionary war started Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown start Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Ends Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War Ended 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase 1802 The invention of the electric light Jun 12, 1812 The War of 1812 started Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Ends 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1836 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 9, 1839 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican American War started Feb 3, 1848 The Mexican American War Ended 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The American civil war started Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination May 26, 1865 The American civil war Ended Period: Dec 6, 1865 to Aug 6, 1965 3th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The invention of the telephone Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War started Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Ended 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 7, 1903 The invention of the airplane
