U.S. History A By allie'shistory Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Oct 17, 1903 US History May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien Act Jul 14, 1798 The Sedition Act Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Apr 23, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: 1831 to 1836 Trail of Tears 1835 Invention of the Electric Light Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1837 May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 Pullman Strike Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane
