U.S. History By David Jensen Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The 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 Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 28, 1793 Invention of Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 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 1865 The 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 Invention of the telephone 1879 Invention of Electric light Jan 2, 1882 Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Pullman Strike 1894 The Homestead Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane