US History Timeline By Emilyrfx Period: 1490 to 1905 US History Timeline Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 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 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the telegraph Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1866 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane