U.S HISTORY By Gina cohen Aug 3, 1492 DISCOVERY OF AMERICA May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Feb 10, 1763 The French and Indian war. Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party. Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord. Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown. Jul 4, 1786 The Declaration of Independence. May 27, 1787 The Constitutional convention. Jun 18, 1789 The Alien and Sedition. Oct 28, 1793 The Invention of the Cotton gin. Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase. Jun 1, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise. Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's election. 1830 The Invention of the telegraph. Mar 16, 1836 The Trail of Tears. 1837 The Panic 1837 Mar 25, 1846 The Mexican-american war. 1849 The invention of the telephone. Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850. Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president. Mar 12, 1861 The Firing on fort Sumter . Mar 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse. Mar 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination . Sep 22, 1865 The Emancipation proclamation. Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment. Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment. Jun 9, 1868 14th amendment. Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment. 1879 The invention of electric light. Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and homestead strikes. 1898 The Spanish - American war. 1903 The invention of the airplane. May 15, 1911 The organization of standard oil trust.
