US History - A Timeline By ava.paxton 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The 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 Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 1840 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The invention of the Electric Light 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane
