US History timeline By Erynneruiz Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 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 Declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 15, 1787 The constitutional convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana purchase Period: 1809 to 1903 The invention of electric light, telephone and airplane Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The war of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri compromise 1828 Andrew Jacksons election Period: 1831 to 1850 The trail of tears May 10, 1837 The panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American war Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The emancipation proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination Jul 31, 1865 The 13th, 14th, 15th amendments 1868 Andrew Johnsons impeachment Jan 2, 1882 The organization of standard oil trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and homestead strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish and American war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president