American History By wubteryne Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 8, 1765 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 The Invention of the Electric light (Humphry Davy) May 2, 1803 the Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1832 Invention of the Telegraph (Samuel Morse's) 1837 Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Jun 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emcipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Fort Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th 15th amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1875 Invention of the Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell) May 11, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane (Wright Brothers)