us history timeline thing By Afkxvoid Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Apr 19, 1773 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: Apr 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1827 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears Period: 1832 to 1838 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1847 The invention of the electric light Sep 9, 1849 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1877 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strikes 1894 The Pullman Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President