US History By Thundo11 Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 31, 1506 Columbus Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Dec 31, 1521 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: May 4, 1607 to May 4, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 14, 1607 to Aug 25, 2016 Jamestown setlement Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Dec 31, 1763 French, Indian war. Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Dec 31, 1763 The French and Indian War Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Aug 25, 2016 Boston tea party Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Aug 25, 2016 Lexington and Concord battle Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Aug 25, 2016 Declaration of independence Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of yorktown Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 2016 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional convention Period: Mar 14, 1794 to Aug 25, 2016 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Mar 14, 1794 to Mar 14, 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Period: Jul 6, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Jul 6, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Apr 30, 1803 to May 2, 2016 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Dec 24, 1814 The War of 1812 Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Dec 24, 1812 The War of 1812 Period: Mar 3, 1820 to Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Mar 30, 1820 to Mar 30, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: Oct 31, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: Jan 1, 1837 to Dec 31, 2016 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 1, 1837 to Dec 31, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: May 24, 1844 to May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: May 24, 1844 to May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: Jan 29, 1850 to Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Oct 27, 1858 to Oct 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Dec 31, 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jan 31, 1865 to Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Feb 24, 1868 to Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Mar 10, 1876 to Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: Jan 1, 1892 to Dec 31, 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 31, 1898 The Spanish-American War