US History By Peyton Huntsman Aug 3, 1492 The discovery of america by Columbus May 14, 1607 The settlement of James town 1754 The french and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 The Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 The battle of Lexington and concord Aug 2, 1776 the declaration of independence Sep 28, 1781 The battle of Yorktown May 27, 1787 The constitutional convention Oct 28, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Jul 18, 1798 The alien and sedition acts 1801 The Louisiana purchase Jun 18, 1812 The war of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri compromise Nov 2, 1832 Andrew Jackson election 1837 The panic of 1837 1838 The trail of tears May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegram Apr 25, 1846 The mexican american war Jan 29, 1850 The compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The firing of fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The emancipation proclamation 1863 The organization of standard oil trust Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Jackson Impeachment Feb 3, 1870 13th,14th,15th amendments 1878 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and homestead strikers Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish american war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became president