US History Timeline By KarlieM Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus 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 Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 Invention of the first electric light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the telegraph Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 1, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1829 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to 1844 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Mar 30, 1870 15th Amendment 1876 Invention of the Telephone 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 12, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Sep 18, 1901 Invention of the airplane
