US History By rubybaileyboo 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 13, 1607 Jamestown is Settled Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1831 to 1840 Trail of Tears Dec 5, 1832 Andrew Jackson's Election 1837 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Mar 5, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1873 to 1879 The Panic of 1873 1876 The Invention of the Telephone 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Bulb 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President