US History A Timeline By Mav_14 Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: May 14, 1607 to May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Jun 4, 1776 to Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Oct 28, 1793 to Oct 28, 1792 The Invention of the Cotton Gin October 28, 1793 Period: Jun 25, 1798 to Jun 25, 1797 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1809 to 1903 The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 6, 1820 to Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1848 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: May 24, 1844 to May 24, 1843 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: Jan 29, 1850 to Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 12, 1860 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1854 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Feb 24, 1868 to Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Jan 2, 1882 to Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1897 The Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president