History this year By guynamedcj Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America 1607 Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French-Indian war Dec 17, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 15, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 12, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1844 to 1848 The Mexican-American War May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1864 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman Strike 1894 The Homestead Strike 1897 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane