US History By Bobthecrusher Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History A Timeline May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1774 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1778 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The Invention of the Electric Light Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Apr 25, 1835 The Mexican American War 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Sep 9, 1845 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 The Passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1882 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Homestead and Pullman Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt's Rise to Presidency Dec 13, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane