USA timeline By Espin Earl 1773 BCE Boston tea party 1492 the discovery of America by Christopher Columbia Oct 12, 1492 discovery of America by Christopher columbus May 13, 1607 settlement of Jamestown May 13, 1607 the settlement of jamestown 1756 the French and Indian war May 10, 1764 The French and Indian world Dec 16, 1773 the Boston tea party Mar 19, 1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord Apr 19, 1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 the Declaration of independence Aug 2, 1776 the declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 the battle of Yorktown Oct 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown 1787 the constitutional convention May 25, 1787 The constitutional convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Mar 14, 1794 the invention of the cotton gin 1798 the alien and sedition act Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition act 1801 the Louisiana purchase Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana purchase 1812 the war of 1812 Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 1820 the Missouri compromise Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri compromise 1824 the Andrew Jackson Election Oct 31, 1828 The Andrew Jackson Election 1830 the invention of the telegraph 1831 the trail of tears 1837 the panic of 1837 Jan 6, 1838 The invention of the telegraph 1846 the Mexican American war 1850 the compromise of 1850 1861 the firing on fort Sumter 1863 the organization of standard oil trust 1863 the emancipation proclamation 1865 the 13th 14th 15th amendments 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination 1865 the surrender at Appomattox court house 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment 1879 the invention of the electric light and telephone 1892 the Pullman and homestead strikes 1898 the Spanish American war 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 the invention of the airplane