US History Timeline By LillianBillion Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus!!! May 3, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 Beginning of the French and Indian war! Feb 10, 1763 The end of French and Indian war! Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party!!! Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington & Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Start The Battle of Yorktown Oct 19, 1781 End The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 End of the Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jun 25, 1798 The Alien & Sedition Act Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Feb 18, 1815 End of the War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri compromise 1826 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 Trail of tears May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 Mexican American war Feb 2, 1848 End of Mexican American war 1850 Trail of tears over Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 30, 1865 The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Passed by congress Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination 😨 Dec 6, 1865 The 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Ratified Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 21, 1879 Invention of the Electric Light Jan 2, 1882 The organization of standard oil trust Jul 1, 1892 Homestead strikes May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 Spanish-American War Dec 10, 1898 End of Spanish-American war Aug 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the airplane
