Timeline By Jacksona615 Aug 12, 1492 Discovery of ameria by columbus May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord May 2, 1776 Decleration of Independence Sep 29, 1781 Battle of york town May 14, 1787 Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 Invention of the cotton gin Jul 6, 1798 THe alien and sedition acts. Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph May 13, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 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 Dec 17, 1870 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president