US History A Timeline By elephantlover1234 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1751 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Apr 19, 1773 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Jun 18, 1798 to Mar 3, 1801 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph Mar 17, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: May 13, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1860 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1876 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president