US History 1st timeline By laylafoust Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers the New World May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Begins Feb 10, 1763 The end of the French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The signing of the Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 28, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 the cotton gin patent is filed Mar 14, 1794 the cotton gin patent is granted Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 starts Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 ends Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears start 1837 The Invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Mar 26, 1839 The Trail of Tears end Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War begins Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War ends Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War starts Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War ends Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president