US History By brockfilms Aug 3, 1492 Columbus discovers America May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: Aug 23, 1754 to Aug 24, 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington Jul 4, 1776 The Decleration of Independance Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Oct 31, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Mar 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Aug 23, 1838 to Aug 24, 1839 The Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Sep 22, 1862 The Emancipation Proclamation Aug 23, 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 Invention of the Telephone Nov 23, 1879 Invention of the Electric Light Bulb Jun 30, 1892 Homestead Strike Period: Apr 23, 1898 to Aug 24, 1898 The Spanish-American War Mar 4, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane