U.S. History Timeline By AbbieT002 Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America Period: Dec 8, 1492 to Feb 7, 1914 U.S. History Timeline May 14, 1606 James Town was Established Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 French and Indian War Aug 2, 1776 Declaration of Independence signed Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1804 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1821 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1826 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Established Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone Oct 14, 1878 Thomas Edison invents the lightbulb Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1899 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Wright Brothers invent the 1st Airplane Apr 19, 1975 The Battle of Lexington and Concord