U.S. History Time Line By BrooklynDyer1 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Jan 1, 1763 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 Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 14, 1781 The Battle of Youktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1800 Electrical Light 1801 The louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the telegraph Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 3, 1828 to Mar 6, 1828 The Missouri Comromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 3, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sunter Sep 22, 1862 The Emacipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Linciln's Assassination Period: May 13, 1866 to Jun 9, 1868 13th,14th,15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1876 Telephone Jan 2, 1882 The Organiztion of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 Airplane