U.S. History By olsonxander Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus in 1492 Columbus set sail to find a new triads rout to Asia but instead found the Americas. May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party May 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 The signing of The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 27, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Jul 6, 1789 The Alien and Sedition Acts May 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears 1840 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 25, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 May 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th AmendmenT Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Apr 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light Apr 6, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane