US history a timeline By yomamaslaya Oct 12, 1492 the discover of America by Christopher Columbus May 14, 1607 the settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 the Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 the battle of Lexington and concord Aug 2, 1776 the declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 the battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 the constitutional convention 1794 the invention of the cotton gin Jun 18, 1798 the alien and sedition acts Apr 30, 1803 the Louisiana purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 the war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 the Missouri compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's election 1831 the trail of tears Period: 1837 to 1843 the panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 the invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 the mexican-american war 1847 the invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jan 29, 1850 the compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 the firing on fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 the emancipation proclamation 1863 the organization of standard oil trust 1865 13th, 14th, 15th amendments Apr 9, 1865 surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincolns assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson impeachment Jul 1, 1892 the pullman and homestead strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 the spanish american war 1912 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: Aug 15, 2020 to Aug 17, 2020 US history timeline this is the history of the US from the discovery of by Columbus to the invention of the electric light, telephone, and the airplane