US History By Bodrero Fam Period: 1490 to 1905 history 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The 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 Independence Sep 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1791 The Invention of the cotton gin 1794 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1829 The trail of tears 1834 The invention of the Telegraph 1835 The invention of the electric light 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The compromise of 1850 Jan 9, 1861 The firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson's Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1877 The invention of the telephone 1891 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1895 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the Airplane