U.S. History By Arvilla May 14, 1607 The Jamestown Settlement Period: Aug 24, 1754 to Aug 25, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: Mar 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Oct 24, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Aug 24, 1828 Andrew Jacksons Elections Aug 24, 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Aug 24, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Aug 24, 1838 to Aug 25, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1849 to Feb 26, 1848 The Mexican-American War Aug 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Period: Sep 26, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 28, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment Aug 24, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Dec 31, 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 24, 1898 to Aug 25, 1898 The Spanish-American War Aug 24, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane Aug 3, 1942 The Discovery of America by Columbus