US History Timeline By gabe laudie Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 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 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Passed 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1877 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclimation 1863 The Organizition of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th Amendment Passed Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincon's Assasination 1868 14th Amendment Passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment Passed 1876 Invention of the Telephone 1879 Intvention of the Electric Light 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane