us history timeline By eloc burger Aug 3, 1492 discovery of america colobus finded murica 1607 settlement of jamestown Period: 1754 to 1760 french and idnian war 1773 boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 declaration of independence 1781 battle of yorktown 1787 constitutional convention 1793 cotton gin 1798 alien and sedition acts 1803 luisiana purchase 1812 war of 1812 1820 Missouri compromise 1828 andrew jackson elected 1837 panic of 1837 1838 the trail of tears 1844 telegraph 1846 war with mexico 1850 compromise of 1850 1861 attack on fort sumpter 1863 emancipation proclamation 1865 surrender at appottomattox 1865 lincoln killed Period: 1865 to 1870 13-15 ammendmants 1868 Andrew Johnson impeached 1876 telefone 1879 lightbulb 1881 standard oil trust 1894 pullman strike 1898 spanish-american war 1901 teddy rosevelt elected 1903 airplane