US History A Timeline By JeffreyTSharpie Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Landed in America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 US History Timeline May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 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 Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Jul 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 United States Presidential Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 11, 1838 The Invention of the Telegraph Jul 6, 1838 The Trail Of Tears Apr 25, 1846 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 Licoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the Telephone Oct 22, 1879 The Invention of the Electic Light Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish - American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the Airplane
