History By lordbubu2006@gmail.com 1492 Discovery of America 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Aug 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1838 The Trail of Tears 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1879 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president