US History A Timeline By sage.123 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 17, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1780 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1786 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1802 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1826 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: May 10, 1837 to 1840 The Panic of 1837 Jan 6, 1838 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Dec 6, 1865 to Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Mar 7, 1876 to Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Electric Light, Telephone, and Airplane Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone on March 7, 1876. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. The Wright brothers made the first successful aircraft on December 17, 1903. Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President
