History Stuff By Armme 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 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 1831 The Trail of Tears 1835 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 1865-1870 Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Electric light 1879, telephone in 1849, and airplane in 1903 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president