History By CLMilkshake 1492 Columbus Discovered America 1607 Settlement of James town 1754 The French Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1789 The invention of the electric light 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 8, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1835 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Trail of Tears 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Mar 5, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 10, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 Invention of the Electric Telephone 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Oct 21, 1973 Invention of the Electric Airplane