history By Jessica F Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 U.S. History May 14, 1607 settlement of Jameston May 28, 1754 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jan 1, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts May 2, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Jan 1, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Jan 1, 1830 The invention of the telegraph Jan 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears Jan 1, 1840 The Panic of 1837 Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1, 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Feb 24, 1868 Spanish-American War Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendments Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendments Mar 10, 1876 telephone was invented Nov 1, 1879 lightbulb was invented Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Dec 17, 1903 airplane was invented Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president