U.S. History A By Shea.H Aug 3, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 9, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Aug 28, 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1819 Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Dec 30, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Dec 31, 1839 Trail of Tears Jan 6, 1840 Invention of the Telegraph Dec 31, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendments Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendments Sep 26, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the first telephone Feb 11, 1880 The invention of the electric light Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Oct 27, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the first airplane
