US History Timeline #1 By lukewinder05 Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 7, 1903 US History Timeline #1 May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1757 French and Indian war begins Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Dec 21, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts are passed Apr 30, 1803 Lousiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 begins Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 ends 1820 Missouri Compromize Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's election 1831 Trail of tears 1837 Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 Mexican-American War begins Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War ends Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclaimation is signed 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th Amendment is passed Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is Assassinated 1868 14th Amendment is passed Feb 24, 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson 1870 15th Amendment is passed 1876 Invention of the telephone 1879 Invention of the electric light bulb May 24, 1884 Invention of the telegraph 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War begins Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War ends Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane