US History Timeline By peteramakasu Aug 3, 1492 1. The Discovery of America by Columbus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Dec 6, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown Dec 6, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party 1774 The French and Indian War http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence 1778 The Alien and Sedition Acts http://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 1819 The Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise 1819 The Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1828 Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1831 The Trail of Tears http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1837 Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter Sep 22, 1861 The Emancipation Proclamation