US history timeline By Elliern15 Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Jul 17, 1754 The French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jul 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1818 The Declaration of Independence Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Nov 2, 1832 to Dec 5, 1832 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears 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 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1863 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of Telephone 1879 Invention of Electric light Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullmans Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the Air Plane