US History Timline By Logan Christiansen Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History Timeline May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 15, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 26, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 15, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Jan 1, 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 25, 1798 Alien Act Jul 6, 1798 Alien Enemies Act Jul 14, 1798 Sedition Act Jan 1, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Jan 1, 1850 Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to Jan 1, 1844 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telepraph Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican-American War Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1854 The Missouri Compromise Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Signing of the Emancipation Proclomation Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Jan 1, 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Ammendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1911 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Nov 4, 1879 Invention of the Incandesant Light Bulb Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish and American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane