U.S. History A Timeline By addisonrhoades09 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery Of America By Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement Of James Town 1754 The French And Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Aug 2, 1774 The Declaration Of Independence Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Sep 19, 1781 The Battle Of Yorktown Mar 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Jul 4, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1818 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1850 The Trail Of Tears Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Mar 5, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1878 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1881 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1891 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president