us history A By aaron willis Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1824 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Battle of Appomattox Court House Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Mar 5, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1878 The invention of the electric light, the telephone, and the airplane 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president