30 major events in America By rossi12 1492 discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The settlement of Jamestown 1749 the French and Indian war Dec 16, 1770 boston tea party Apr 14, 1772 battle of lexignton and concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of independence Oct 28, 1776 the battle of yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitution convention 1793 the alien and sedition acts 1793 the invention of the cotton gin 1802 the Louisiana purchase 1812 the war of 1812 1820 the missouri compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson election 1831 trail of tears 1837 the panic of 1837 1837 the invention of the telegraph 1846 the Mexican American war 1850 the compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 the firing on fort summer Apr 19, 1862 surrender at Appomattox courthouse Jan 1, 1863 the emancipation proclamation 1865 13th 14th 15th amendements Apr 14, 1865 Abraham lincolns assignation 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment 1882 the organization of standard oil trust 1892 the pullman and homestead strikes 1898 The Spanish American war 1901 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president