american history By kaben barton 1492 columbus discovers america 1607 settlement of jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian war 1773 the battle at lexington and concord 1773 boston tea party 1776 declaration of independence 1781 battle of york town 1787 the constitutional convention 1793 invention of cotton gin 1798 alien and sedition acts 1803 the louisiana purchase 1812 the war of 1812 1820 the missouri compromise 1829 andrew jackson elected Period: 1830 to 1850 The trail of fears 1834 andrew jackson impeached 1837 panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 mexican and american war 1850 the compromise of 1850 1851 the telegraph is made 1861 the firing on fort sumter 1863 emancipation proclamation 1865 surrender at appomattox courthouse 1865 abraham lincoln is assassinated 1866 14th,15th, and 16th amendment are made 1876 first electric light made 1876 telephone is invented Period: 1882 to 1911 the organization of standard oil trust 1886 pullman and homestead strikes 1898 the spanish american war Period: 1901 to 1909 theodore roosevelt is president 1904 1904 airplane is made