US History Timeline By jaliebs Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Colombus reaches the Bahamas May 14, 1607 The Founding of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Concord and Lexington Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independece Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 Invention of electric light 1803 The Louisana Purchase Period: Jun 12, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Misourri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1844 Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 Mexican-American War 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclemation Period: 1865 to 1870 13-15th Ammendments Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomatttox Apr 15, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson 1870 Stand Oil Founding 1875 Invention of the telephone 1894 Homestead Pullman Strikes 1898 The Spanish American War 1901 Election of Teddy Rooseveltf 1903 Invention of the Airplane