US History A By sarah..olson Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 14, 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 Lexignton and Concord Jul 4, 1776 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 Oct 28, 1793 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Aug 24, 1802 Invention of the Electric Light Jul 4, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Aug 24, 1820 Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election Period: Feb 24, 1837 to Jun 16, 1844 Panic of 1837 Aug 24, 1838 Trail of Tears May 24, 1844 Invention of the Telegraph Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 3, 1848 Mexican-American War Sep 14, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclaimation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 18, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Impeachement of Andrew Johnson Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment Jun 2, 1875 Invention of the Telephone Aug 5, 1882 Standard Oil trust Jun 30, 1892 Homestead/Pullman Strike Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Aug 12, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the Airplane