US History A Timeline By Noah Marcaida Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Sep 14, 1901 Us History A Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 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 Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1805 to Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears Mar 17, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 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 Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
