History and Literature 1 By Banapsicle 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 1754 Beginning of French and Indian War Jun 10, 1754 The Albany Plan of Union 1763 Ending of French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jun 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is written Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Begins Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown ends May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convent Begins Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convent ends 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The alien and sedition acts are written 1801 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 begins Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 ends 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1830-1840 Nov 2, 1832 Andrew Jackson's Election 1838 The trail of tears Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican American War begins Feb 21, 1848 The Mexican American War ends Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The firing of fort Sumter begins Apr 13, 1861 The firing of fort Sumter ends Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation is written 1863 The organization of standard oil trust 1865 13 amendment written Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination 1868 14 amendment written Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15 amendment written 1876 The invention of the telephone Mar 31, 1877 The end of Reconstruction 1879 The invention of the electric light Jul 6, 1892 The homestead strike 1894 The Pullman strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish american war begins Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish american war ends Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president