US History Timeline By SkyKVision 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 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 Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Apr 4, 1803 to Oct 1, 1804 The Louisiana Purchase 1805 The invention of the electric light Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1846 to 1845 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments May 15, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane