US History A Timeline By Timey Toasty User Period: 1492 to 1903 US History A Timeline Timespan Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 17, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Aug 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1789 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1801 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837-1844 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 14, 1864 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 13th Amendment May 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1869 15th Amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane
