US History A Timeline By inkpostor Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 US History A Timeline Assignment May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1752 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1772 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1779 The Battle of Yorktown Jun 25, 1780 The Alien and Sedition Acts May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Dec 2, 1819 Andrew Jackson's Election Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1831 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jun 20, 1840 The Invention of the Telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Dec 6, 1863 13th Amendment Ratified Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Ratified Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 22, 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jul 1, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becoming President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane