us history timeline By briep8521 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 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 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election It was held from Friday, October 31 to Tuesday, December 2, 1828. 1831 The Trail of Tears 1832 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes the Homestead strike of 1892 and the Pullman Railroad strike of 1894 Mar 7, 1896 The invention of the telephone Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane 1909 The invention of the electric light Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president