U.S History By BenRoe 1492 Discovery of Amarica 1607 The settlement of James town Period: 1754 to 1763 The French and Indian War Jul 10, 1754 The Albany Plan of Union Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independance 1781 The Battle of York Town 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1793 The Invintion of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Act 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 Period: 1830 to 1840 The Invention of the Telegraph 1832 Andrew Jacksons Election 1838 The Trail of Tears Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican Amarican War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1854 The Missouri Compromise 1861 The Fireing of Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 The 13th Amendment 1865 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination 1868 The 14th Amendment 1870 The 15th Amendment 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1877 The End of Reconstruction 1879 The Invention of the Electrical Light 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish Amarican War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President 1903 The Invention of the Airplane