US History Timeline By iejdraco Jun 24, 1497 John Cabot "Discovered America" May 14, 1607 Jamestown Was Settled 1754 The French and Indian War Started Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Protest Occured Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington Occurred Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Concord Occurred Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Was Signed Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Occured May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Started 1794 The Cotton Gin Was Invented 1798 The Alien and Sediiton Acts Passed 1798 A Simple Telegraph Began To Be Used In France 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Occurred Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Began Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Passed 1828 Andrew Jackson Was Elected 1831 Native Americans Followed "The Trail of Tears" 1837 The Panic of 1837 Occurred Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Began 1849 Antonio Meucci Invented Basic Phone Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Occurred Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Occurred Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Was Issued Jan 31, 1865 13'th Amendment Passed Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Occurred Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Licoln Was Assasinated Jun 13, 1866 14'th Amendment Passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnsen Was Impeached Feb 26, 1869 15'th Amendment Passed 1870 Standard Oil Trust Was Founded 1879 Electric Light Was Invented Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike Began and Ended May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Began Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Began Dec 17, 1903 Airplane Was Invented Sep 14, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Became President