Us history A timeline By mperreira Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian War Dec 18, 1765 The invention of the cotton gin Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Jul 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1804 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1843 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Apr 2, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1861 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Sadly this was the day that this man was killed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1880 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1880 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jul 1, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Jul 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
