US History Timeline By GarytheReindeer Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Columbus/The-first-voyage May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamestown-Colony Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War https://www.britannica.com/event/French-and-Indian-War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party https://www.britannica.com/event/Boston-Tea-Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord Jul 4, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 9, 1781 Battle of Yorktown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention https://www.britannica.com/event/Constitutional-Convention 1793 Cotton Gin Invention https://www.britannica.com/technology/cotton-gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts https://www.britannica.com/event/Alien-and-Sedition-Acts May 2, 1803 Louisiana Purchase https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 War of 1812 https://www.britannica.com/event/War-of-1812 1820 Missouri Compromise https://www.britannica.com/event/Missouri-Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Period: 1830 to 1840 Trail of Tears https://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-Tears Period: 1837 to 1844 Panic of 1837 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1837 1838 Telegraph Invention https://www.thoughtco.com/the-invention-of-the-telegraph-1773842 Period: 1846 to 1848 Mexican American War https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War 1850 Compromise of 1850 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation https://www.britannica.com/event/Emancipation-Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th Amendments) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Appomattox-Court-House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson 1870 Organization of Standard Oil Trust https://www.britannica.com/money/Standard-Oil Mar 10, 1876 Telephone Invention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone Jan 27, 1880 Electric Light Bulb Invention https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/collection/edisons-lightbulb Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 Pullman and Homestead Strikes https://www.britannica.com/event/Pullman-Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Jul 17, 1898 Spanish American War https://www.britannica.com/event/Spanish-American-War Sep 14, 1901 Theodor Roosevelt Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Theodore_Roosevelt Dec 17, 1903 Airplane Invention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers
