American History By Iyah Gratas Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 Jamestown Settlement Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: May 16, 1836 to Jun 1, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Feb 14, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Period: Jul 1, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane