US History A By KinleyPetersen Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Dec 31, 1763 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 Indepencence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Mar 1, 1793 The Invention of Cotton Gin Jul 14, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1819 The Missouri Compromise Mar 15, 1824 Andrew Jackson's Election Jan 1, 1837 The Invention of the Telegraph Mar 1, 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing of Fort Sumter Period: Aug 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assasination Dec 6, 1865 13th Ammendment Mar 13, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Jan 1, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Ammendment Mar 10, 1876 The Invention of the Telephone Nov 1, 1879 The Invention of the Electric Light Jun 30, 1892 Homestead Strike Apr 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 1, 1898 The Spanish-American War Jan 1, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes President Dec 17, 1903 The Invention of the Airplane
