US History A By BethSpencer 1492 Columbus Discovers America 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independance Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 The invention of the electric light 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: 1812 to 1815 War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1850 The Trail of Tears 1837 The invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: 1846 to 1848 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Ammendmant Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1868 14th Ammendmant Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Ammendmant Period: 1870 to 1911 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1875 The invention of the telephone 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The invention of the airplane