Williamsburg US History Timeline By JCParberry Jul 3, 1492 Columbus Discovers the Americas Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Jul 28, 1914 US History May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Apr 19, 1773 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Sep 28, 1787 The Battle of Yorktown Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien Sedition Acts Jul 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Comprise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments are Signed Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment 1870 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Lightbulb 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President 1903 The Invention of the Airplane Mar 3, 1920 The Missouri Compromise
