US history timeline By arsova11 Period: Aug 3, 1492 to 2019 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: 1607 to 1613 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Period: 1765 to 1825 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Oct 16, 1773 to Oct 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1791 to 1872 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1800 to 1801 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1803 to 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 3, 1820 to 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1828 to 2016 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: Jan 29, 1850 to 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Nov 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Jan 24, 1868 to 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1870 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1879 to 2020 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: May 11, 1894 to Jun 20, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president