U.S. History By Galaxystar15 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 Invention of the electric light 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1812 War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1830 Invention of the Telegraph 1831 Trail of Tears 1837 Panic of 1837 1846 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Petersen House, Washington, D.C. Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 Civil War Amendments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 Invention of the Telephone 1892 Pullman Strike 1894 Homestead Strike 1898 Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became Presdident 1903 INvention of the Airplane 17,949 Invention of the cotton gin