US History By Thanus420 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers america 1607 James town was settled Period: 1754 to 1763 French Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and concord Aug 2, 1776 Signing of the Declaration of independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Allenand sedition acts 1803 Louisiana purchase 1803 The Missouri comprimize Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 war of 1812 1828 Andrew Jackson's election 1831 Trail of tears Period: 1837 to 1843 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican American war Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing of fort sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1863 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 The 13th amendment Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination 1868 the 14th amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th amendment 1870 Organisation of standard oil trust 1876 Invention of teleohone 1879 Invention of electric light bulb Period: 1892 to 1907 The Pullman and Homestead strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Aug 13, 1898 The spanish american war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt elected 1903 invention of Plane
