US History Timeline By kateypipes Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Mar 4, 1909 US History Timeline May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord May 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the electric light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 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 Pullman 1894 Homestead Strikes Period: Mar 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane Apr 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt Became President