US History Timeline By historyfanaticawesomesauce 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Decrelation of Independence Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The alien and sedition acts 1803 The Louisiana purchase 1812 The War of 1812 May 8, 1820 The Missouri compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The trail of tears 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1862 The Emancipation proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1879 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1896 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president!!!
