US History Timeline By jcm1998 Oct 10, 1492 Columbus Christopher Columbus landed in the New World Nov 10, 1607 Jamestown First settlement Oct 7, 1763 proclamation of 1763 Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Mar 24, 1765 Quartering act Jun 26, 1767 Townsend act May 10, 1773 The Tea Act Mar 24, 1774 The Intolerable Act Jun 17, 1775 Bunker Hill Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Oct 7, 1777 Battle of Saratoga Mar 1, 1781 Ratifacation of Articles of Confederation Mar 17, 1783 Treaty of Paris 1783 Jan 25, 1787 Shay's Rebelion May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 Ratifacation of US Constitution Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase May 26, 1830 The Indian Removal Act Apr 19, 1831 "Trail of Tears"