history class By madison16 1492 the discovery of america by Columbus 1607 the settlement of Jamestown 1754 the french and indian war 1773 the Boston tea party 1775 the battle of Lexington and concord 1776 the declaration of independence 1781 the battle of Yorktown 1787 the constitution covenant 1798 the alien and sedition acts 1798 the invention of the cotton gin 1803 the Louisianan purchase 1812 the war of 1812 1820 the Missouri compromise 1829 Andrew Jackson's election 1830 the invention of the telegraph 1831 the trail of tears 1837 the panic of 1837 1846 the Mexican-american 1850 the compromise of 1850 1861 the firing of fort sumter 1863 the organization of standard oil trust 1865 the emancipation proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 the 13th amendment 1868 14th amendment 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment 1870 the 15th amendment 1876 The invention of the electric telephone 1878 the invention of the electric light 1892 the Pullman and homestead stokes 1898 the spanish- American war 1912 Theodore Roosevelt president 1973 the invention of electric airplane