Us history timeline By Spizzle Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 9, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Declaration of Independence Aug 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Mar 17, 1837 The Trail of Tears Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th amendemn 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president