American History By FunnyMan Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 14, 1607 Jamestown Founded Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 The Cotton Gin is Patented Jun 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Passed Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson Elected President Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Telegraph invented Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American War Sep 18, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Battle of Fort Sumter 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Formed Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 15, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassinated Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeached Jul 9, 1868 The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments Ratified Mar 7, 1876 The Telephone is Invented Oct 21, 1879 The Electric Lightbulb Project is Completed 1892 The Homestead Strike 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Is Elected President Dec 17, 1903 The Airplane Is Invented