history By marlene j Oct 12, 1492 The discovery of America by Colomus May 4, 1607 The settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian war Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 The battle of York town 1787 The constitutional convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The alien and Sedition 1800 The Louisiana purches 1812 The war of 1812 1820 The Missouri compromise 1828 Andrew Jacksons election 1831 Trail of tears 1835 The intention of the telegraph 1838 The panic of 1837 1848 The Mexican American war 1850 The compromise of 1850 1861 the firing of fort Sumter 1862 The emancipation proclamation 1864 The Surrender at Appomattox house 1865 Abrahams Assasination 1865 13th 14th and 15th amendments 1865, 1868, 1870 1868 Andrew Johnsons Impeachment 1882 The organization of standard oil trust 1892 The Pullman and homestead strikes 1898 The Spanish American war 1901 Theodor Roosevelt became president 1901 The inventions of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1802,1876,1903