U.S. History By snowy3611 Aug 3, 1492 Columbus discovers America May 14, 1607 Jamestown colony formed 1754 The French and Indian war begins 1763 The French and Indian war ends Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence written Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown begins Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown ends May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention begins Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention ends Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 begins Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 ends Mar 6, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 begins 1843 The Panic of 1837 ends May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War begins Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War ends Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1876 The invention of the telephone Oct 14, 1878 The invention of the electric light May 11, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War begins Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War ends Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
