Us History timeline By macady Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History Timeline May 14, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 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 Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedation Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election May 13, 1836 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the telegraph 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 Emaciation Proclamation Aug 24, 1863 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th 14th and 15th amendments The date the first of these amendments was ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes May 1, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Aug 24, 1903 The invention of the Electric light, telephone, and Airplane
