USA History Timeline. 1 By peteramakasu Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus Dec 6, 1606 The Settlement of Jamestown https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party 1774 The French and Indian War http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence 1778 The Alien and Sedition Acts http://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp 1778 The Alien and Sedition Acts http://www.ushistory.org/us/19e.asp Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 12, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 1819 The Missouri Compromise http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1828 Period: 1830 to 1850 The invention of the telegraph http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph Period: 1831 to 1850 trail of tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1863 to 1868 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Mar 29, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination https://www.britannica.com/event/assassination-of-Abraham-Lincoln 1868 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_Andrew_Johnson Period: 1870 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 20, 1898 The Spanish-American War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt