US history By Daphne. 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 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 Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention starts Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention ends 1793 Invention of cotton gin 1798 Alien and Sedition acts 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1809 Invention of the electric light Jun 18, 1811 War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's election Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson's start of presidency 1831 Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the telegraph 1837 Panic of 1837 Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson's end of presidency May 10, 1837 Banks run out of gold and silver Apr 25, 1846 Mexican-American war Sep 9, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th amendment passed Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th amendment ratified Jun 8, 1866 14th amendment passed Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Feb 26, 1868 15th amendment passed Jul 9, 1868 14th amendment ratified Feb 3, 1870 15th amendment ratified Mar 7, 1876 Invention of the telephone 1882 Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 Homestead strike 1894 Pullman strike Apr 21, 1897 Spanish-American war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 Invention of the airplane Dec 17, 1903 First airplane flight Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt's presidency ends