US History timeline By Linds bourg 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 2, 1914 US History 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War 1754-1763 The war started in 1754-1763 Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 16, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 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 1812 The War of 1812 -1815 1812 -1815 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1830-1839 May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1843 The invention of the telegraph 1846 The Mexican-American War 1846-1848 Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1865 -1877 Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strikes 1892 1894 the pullman strike 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
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