Timeline By avery03758 Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1699 The Settlement of Jamestown Jun 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1771 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 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 1803 The invention of the airplane 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1832 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 Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strikes 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president