US History By malikey11 Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America May 16, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Aug 28, 1754 Frecnh and indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexnigton Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 Constitutional convention Mar 14, 1794 The Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisianna Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Aug 28, 1829 Andrew Jackson's Election Jan 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1838 Trail of Tears Jan 11, 1838 Invention of the Telegraph Jan 1, 1846 The Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation (issued) Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation (Into Effect) Jan 1, 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 The Surrender at Appotomax Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination Jan 1, 1868 14th Amendment Mar 5, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jan 1, 1870 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Oct 14, 1878 Invention of the Electric Light Aug 5, 1882 The Organization of the Standard Oil Trust Jul 6, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 1, 1898 Spanish-American War (starts) Aug 1, 1898 Spanish-American War (ends) Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane