US History A Timeline By Esper/Ezpie Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery Of America By Christopher Colombus May 13, 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 Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration Of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle Of Yorkstown Period: May 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Invention Of The Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien And Sedition Acts 1802 The Invention Of The Electric Light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War Of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1836 The Trail Of Tears Period: 1837 to 1845 The Panic Of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention Of The Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American War 1850 The Compromise Of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing On Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1877 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 15, 1865 Surrender At Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 The Organization Of Standard Oil Trust Mar 7, 1876 The Invention Of The Telephone Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 The Pullman And Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention Of The Airplane