U.S. Government By kdbartlett Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of American by Christopher Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Aug 27, 1754 The French and Indian War 1754-1763 Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Aug 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1787 Aug 27, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1793 Aug 27, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1798 Aug 27, 1800 The invention of the electric light 1800 Aug 27, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1803 Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Aug 27, 1819 The Missouri Compromise 1819 Aug 27, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1828 Aug 27, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1837 Aug 27, 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 Aug 27, 1838 The Trail of Tears 1838 and 1839 Aug 27, 1844 The invention of the telephone 1844 and 1898 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 27, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Aug 27, 1863 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust 1863 Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Aug 27, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th, Amendments 1865 and 1870 Mar 13, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Aug 27, 1892 The Homestead Strike 1892 Aug 27, 1894 The Pullman Strike 1894 Aug 27, 1895 Theodor Roosevelt becomes President 1895 Aug 27, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1898 Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane