Us history By Parker124224 Period: May 12, 1492 to Jul 28, 1914 Us history Aug 12, 1492 discorvery of america 1607 settlement of jamestown 1754 French and Indian war 1763 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independance Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jacksons Election 1830 The Invention of the Telegraph 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The panic of 1837 1839 The Invention of the Telegraph 1843 The panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Apr 13, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 the Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 31, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincolns Assasination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1870 15th Amendment 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1877 The Trail of Tears 1879 The Invention of the electric light Jun 30, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 the Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 10, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane