U.S History By Tama Tuitama Aug 3, 1492 Discovery of America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Dec 17, 1903 Discovery's and history May 13, 1607 Discovery of Jamestown Aug 27, 1754 French/Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of lexington Jul 4, 1776 Declaration Of Independece Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1793 The invention of cotton gin Aug 27, 1798 Alien and sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Aug 27, 1819 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson Election Aug 27, 1830 The invention of the Telograph Aug 27, 1830 Trail of Tears Aug 27, 1837 The panic of 1837 Aug 27, 1846 Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 13, 1861 The firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamaton Jan 31, 1865 13th,14th, 15th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Aug 27, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Aug 5, 1879 The Org. of standard oil trust May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead strikes Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish/American War Dec 17, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes Pres. Aug 27, 1903 The inventions of electric light, telephone, airplane Period: Aug 26, 2015 to Aug 27, 2015 U.S Hiistory Timeline