US History Timeline By Macoy 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 Settlement Of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Signing of the Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 Eli Whitney created the Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Lousiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Election of Andrew Jackson Period: 1830 to 1850 Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the Telegraph May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 26, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Light Bulb Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Rosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane