Us History timeline By toadsrb Aug 3, 1492 Discovery of America May 13, 1607 Settlment of jamestown Feb 10, 1754 French / American War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 9, 1775 Battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 When the Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 Battle of yorktown Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1794 Cotten Gin Jan 18, 1798 Alien and sedation acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1819 missouri Compromise Oct 3, 1824 Andrew Jackson elected Jan 1, 1837 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1837 Invention of the telegram Jan 1, 1839 trail of tears Apr 25, 1846 Mexican American War Apr 12, 1861 Firing on fort sumpter Sep 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1, 1863 Organization of standard oil trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender of appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Jul 9, 1866 13th, 14th and 15th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson impeached Jan 1, 1876 Invention of the telephone Jul 7, 1877 pullman and homestead strike Jan 1, 1879 First electric light Apr 6, 1898 Spanish/ American war Oct 27, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Jan 1, 1903 Invention of the airplane