U.S. History Events By stressedd Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Aug 29, 1910 Events May 14, 1604 Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Jun 18, 1788 The Alien and Sedition Acts Oct 19, 1791 Battle of Yorktown Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Mar 14, 1807 Invention of Cotton Gin Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 16, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: May 16, 1836 to Jun 1, 1836 The Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Aug 29, 1837 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Nov 2, 1852 to Dec 5, 1852 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Aug 29, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Aug 29, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 23, 1898 The Spanish-American War Aug 29, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Election