history timeline By Jplau 1837 BCE The panic of 1837 1830 BCE The trail of tears 1781 BCE Battle of Yorktown 1772 BCE Boston tea party 1754 BCE French and Indian war 1607 BCE Settlement of James town Period: 1600 BCE to 1800 BCE history timeline 1492 BCE Columbus discovers America Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of independence May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition act Dec 20, 1803 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The missouri compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Jan 6, 1837 The invention of the Telegraph Apr 1, 1846 The Mexican American war Jan 29, 1850 The compromise Apr 12, 1861 The firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th, Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment 1876 Invention of Lightbulb 1876 Invention of Telephone Jan 2, 1881 The oil trust Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President 1903 Invention of the Airplane