US History A timeline By kambriab135 Oct 12, 1494 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1793 Cotton Gin Invention Jun 25, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1809 Invention of Electricity Light Period: Jun 15, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 Missouri Compromise Apr 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Period: 1830 to 1840 Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the Telegraph May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 15, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Period: 1882 to 1911 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: May 11, 1894 to Jun 20, 1894 Homestead and Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane