US History By RandomStudent#1000000 Aug 13, 1492 Discovery of America May 14, 1607 Settlement in 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 Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 27, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Mar 14, 1794 Invention of the Cotton Gin Jul 6, 1798 Alien and Sedation Acts Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Mar 23, 1815 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 Mississippi Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1832 Invention of the Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1843 Panic of 1837 Period: 1838 to 1839 Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 14, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1865 13th Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment 1876 Invention of the Telephone 1879 Invention of the Lightbulb 1882 Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: Jun 30, 1892 to Jul 6, 1892 Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: 1898 to 1898 Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt is Elected 1903 Invention of the Airplane