history By sophieyah Period: 1492 to 1502 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 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 Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1934 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Apr 12, 1816 the Firing on Fort Sumter 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1830 to 1838 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1832 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1837 to 1840 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1882 The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1896 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president