historical events By kalebhardy Oct 12, 1492 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 Boston Tea Party Mar 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: Aug 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1789 The Contsititutial Convention Period: 1793 to 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Aug 2, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The war of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1824 Andrew Jackson's Elections Period: 1830 to 1850 Trail of Tears 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1840 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1863 to 1868 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th 14th 15th amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at the Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 The Invention of the telephone 1879 The Invention of the light bulb 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 Becomes President 1903 The Invention of the airplane