U.S History By elijah walters Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War start 1763 The French and Indian War end Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown beginning Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown end Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: Oct 28, 1793 to Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1801 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 3, 1820 to Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1837 to 1843 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 24, 1844 to Apr 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendments 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 the invention of the electric light Period: 1889 to Nov 20, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1903 The invention of the airplane