dates of history By danielsev Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: 1607 to 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 14, 1607 to May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1754 The French and Indian War Period: May 28, 1754 to May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Period: 1773 to 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: 1775 to 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Apr 19, 1775 to 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: 1776 to 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Jul 4, 1776 to 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: 1781 to 1781 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1781 to 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: 1787 to 1787 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1794 to 1794 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1798 to 1798 The invention of the cotton gin Period: 1803 to 1803 The War of 1812 Period: 1820 to 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1828 to 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1830 The Trail of Tears Period: 1830 to 1830 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1834 to 1834 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1844 to 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: 1848 to 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: 1850 to 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: 1861 to 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: 1863 to 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: 1865 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: 1870 to 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1879 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: 1894 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 The Spanish-American War Period: 1901 to 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president