US History Timeline Gavin Kerrigan By Gavin Kerrigan Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Period: Sep 28, 1789 to Oct 19, 1789 Battle of Yorktown 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 Louisiana Purchase 1802 Invention of Electric Light Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Nov 2, 1832 to Dec 5, 1832 Election of Andrew Jackson Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1837 1838 Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 Invention of Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclimation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13'th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14'th Amendment 1870 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15'th Amendment 1876 Invention of Telephone 1879 Invention Of Incandescent Light Bulb Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 Homestead Strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1864 Pollaman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore roosevelt Becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane