US History Time Line By ahmadsafi Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Lands In America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 28, 2015 US Histroy May 4, 1607 James Town establish Dec 16, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 29, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Jul 30, 1798 The invention of the cotton gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Feb 13, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Apr 23, 1823 The Firing on Fort Sumter Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Mar 17, 1830 The Taril of Teaes Aug 28, 1830 The History of the Telegraph some time between 1830 and 1840 Mar 30, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 23, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1861 The Emancipation Proclamation Nov 22, 1863 Standard Oil Trust Apr 8, 1864 13th, 14th and 15th Amendment Mar 27, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 18, 1897 The Spanish-American War Jun 19, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president