Time line By edsonnielsen Aug 3, 1492 1. The Discovery of America by Columbus Aug 24, 1607 2. The Settlement of Jamestown Period: Aug 24, 1754 to Aug 25, 1763 3. The French and Indian War Dec 19, 1773 4. The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 5. The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 6. The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 7. The Battle of Yorktown Aug 24, 1787 8. The Constitutional Convention Aug 24, 1793 10. The invention of the cotton gin Aug 24, 1798 9. The Alien and Sedition Acts Aug 24, 1803 11. The Louisiana Purchase Aug 24, 1812 12. The War of 1812 Aug 24, 1820 13. The Missouri Compromise Aug 24, 1828 14. Andrew Jackson’s Election Aug 24, 1830 15. The invention of the telegraph Aug 24, 1837 17. The Panic of 1837 Period: Aug 24, 1838 to Aug 25, 1839 16. The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 18. The Mexican-American War Aug 24, 1850 19. The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 20. The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 21. The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 22. Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 23. Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Aug 25, 1865 to Aug 26, 1870 24. 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 25. Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Aug 25, 1870 26. The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Aug 25, 1879 to Dec 17, 1903 30. The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Aug 25, 1894 27. The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 26, 1898 28. The Spanish-American War Aug 25, 1901 29. Theodore Roosevelt becomes president