US History timeline By BrigetteW Oct 11, 1492 the discovery of America by Columbus Oct 12, 1492 the discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 the sttelment of Jamestown May 14, 1607 the sttelment of Jamestown 1745 the French & Indian war Period: 1754 to 1763 the French & Indian war Dec 16, 1773 the Bosten tea party Dec 16, 1773 the Bosten tea party Apr 19, 1774 the battle of Lexington & Concord Aug 2, 1776 the declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 the battle of yorktown May 25, 1787 the constitutional convention 1793 the invention of Cotten gin 1798 the Alian & sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 the Luisiana purchase 1805 the invention of the electric light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Dec 24, 1814 the war of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 the Missouri compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson election Period: 1830 to 1850 the trail of tears 1832 the invention of the telegraph Period: 1837 to 1840 the panic of 1837 May 13, 1846 the Mexican-American war 1850 the compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 the firing on fort Sumter Apr 9, 1865 surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincolns assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment 1870 the invention of the telephone Feb 9, 1870 15th amendment 1882 the organization of standard oil trust May 11, 1894 the Pullman & homestead strikes 1898 the Spanish-American war 1973 the invention of the airplane