US History By Zoeyplaze 1489 Discovery of America by Columbus 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 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 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 Constitution Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin. 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1808 The Invention of the Electric Light 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1836 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1844 to 1847 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: 1862 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Period: 1868 to 1911 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1873 The invention of the telegraph. 1874 The Invention of the Telephone Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Jul 17, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane 1933 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Period: 1942 to 1933 US History A Timeline