US History By Lowfatyogurt914 Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown 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 14, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin Period: Jun 25, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Oct 30, 1828 to Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1850 Trail of Tears May 10, 1837 Panic of 1837 1843 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Sep 18, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jan 10, 1870 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1878 to 1903 Invention of the Electric Light, the Telephone, and the Airplane Period: Jun 30, 1892 to May 11, 1894 Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President