History timeline By uturururururur Oct 12, 1486 The Discovery of America by Columbus Feb 4, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Apr 19, 1770 The Battle of Lexington Dec 16, 1772 The Boston Tea Party Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1780 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1811 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1830 Trail of Tears Mar 17, 1835 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican - American War 1849 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The 13th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination 1866 The 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendments Jun 2, 1873 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1876 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane May 11, 1891 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1897 The Spanish American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became president