US Histroy A timeline By william card Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1604 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 2, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The sighing of the Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Jan 1, 1791 to Jan 1, 1791 The invention of the telegraph Jan 1, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1803 to Sep 16, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Jan 1, 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 1, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone Jan 1, 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 1, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 1, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane