U.S History 1 By Jammer6825616 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/columbus.htm 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm 1756 The French and Indian War https://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war 1773 The Boston tea party https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party 1775 The Declaration of Independence https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord 1781 The Battle of Yorktown https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins 1787 The Constitutional Convention https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-begins 1794 The invention of the cotton gin https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/cotton-gin-and-eli-whitney 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts https://www.history.com/topics/alien-and-sedition-acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase https://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase 1812 The War of 1812 https://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812 1812 Andrew Jackson’s Election https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson 1820 The Missouri Compromise https://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise 1830 The invention of the telegraph https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph 1830 The Trail of Tears https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears 1837 the Panic of 1837 http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1837 1846 The Mexican-American War https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war 1850 The Compromise of 1850 https://www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850 1860 Fort Sumter fired upon https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-fired-upon 1861 The Emancipation Proclamation https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation 1862 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/CivilWarAmendments.htm 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1804.html 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination https://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house 1865 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-andrew-johnson-impeached 1877 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/modern-inventions-airplane-light-bulb-telephone/ 1889 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes https://www.history.com/topics/homestead-strike 1898 The Spanish-American War https://www.history.com/topics/spanish-american-war 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/theodore-roosevelt
