US History A Timeline By jillpole Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 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 is signed Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is approved and adopted by Congress Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien Act is passed Jul 14, 1798 The Sedition Act is passed 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 16, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1840 The Trail of Tears 1835 Samuel Morse invents the telegraph Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment ratified Feb 14, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Dec 21, 1879 Thomas Edison invents his incandescent light bulb Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 The Homestead Strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright invent and successfully fly the first airplane
