US History Timeline By Brooklyn Martinez Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: May 13, 1607 to May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Aug 2, 1776 to Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Oct 28, 1793 to Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Period: Jul 6, 1798 to Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Act Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 2, 1820 to Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jacksons Impeachment Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: May 24, 1844 to May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: 1850 to 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13,14, and 15, Amendment's Established Period: Apr 15, 1865 to Apr 15, 1865 Surendar at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Jan 10, 1870 to Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1898 to 1898 The Pullman and Homestead Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt became President Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane