History of America By samdudick May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settlement Jun 20, 1675 King Philip's War Jul 30, 1676 Bacon's Rebellion Oct 28, 1681 Pennsylvania Chartered Mar 1, 1692 The Salem Witch Trials Jan 1, 1734 The Great Awakening Sep 9, 1739 The Stono Rebellion Jan 1, 1754 The French and Indian War Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Mar 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre Dec 10, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 22, 1774 The Intolerable Acts Apr 19, 1775 The Battles of Lexington and Concord Jan 10, 1776 Paine's Common Sense Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Aug 29, 1786 Shays' Rebellion Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Adopted The Constitution Oct 1, 1794 The Whiskey Rebellion Jun 28, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Mar 2, 1801 Marbury v. Madison Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jan 1, 1808 Slave Importation Banned Jul 4, 1817 The Erie Canal Construction Jan 26, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Jan 6, 1838 The Telegraph May 26, 1838 The Trail of Tears Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Apr 8, 1864 The Thirteenth Amendment Passed The Thirteenth Amendment Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln Assassinated