US History A By nathlewis305@gmail.com Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Jan 11, 1753 The French and Indian War Dec 8, 1765 The invention of the cotton gin Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence May 25, 1781 The Constitutional Convention Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Jul 6, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Jan 6, 1838 The invention of the telegraph May 1, 1838 The Trail of Tears Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jun 28, 1864 The Compromise of 1850 Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jun 1, 1891 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Nov 8, 1904 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president
