Us History Timeline By Yherman5 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Sep 14, 1901 Us History May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1607 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Act Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Apr 23, 1837 The Mexican and American war May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 23, 1838 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 The Invention of the telegraph 1849 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president