US History A Timeline By LeahsJ 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the telegraph 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1836 to 1839 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Jun 13, 1866 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1874 Invention of Telephone 1879 Invention of Light Bulb Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 Invention of Airplane