US History A Timeline By Abby123456 1492 The discovery of America by Columbus 1604 Settlement of James Town Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Period: Jul 28, 1771 to Oct 19, 1768 Battle of Yorktown Jul 4, 1773 Declaration of Independence Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington Period: May 25, 1778 to Sep 17, 1778 Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of Cotton Grin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s election 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1837 to 1844 the invention of the telegraph concept practical use Period: 1838 to 1839 the trail of tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 the mexican-american War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1858 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment Mar 10, 1876 telephone (alexander graham bell) 1882 the organization of standard oil trust Jul 6, 1892 homestead strike May 11, 1894 pullman strike Period: Apr 29, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 the spanish-american war Sep 14, 1901 theodore roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 airplane (wright brothers’ first flight)