US History Timeline By Don8543 Period: 1492 to 1903 US History A Timeline Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 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 Declaration of Independence 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1789 The Alien and Sedition Acts Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The Trail of Tears 1835 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1858 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1876 Invention of the telephone 1879 Invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 Invention of airplane