US History A By CrouchingTiger28 Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The Trail of Tears (start) Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 2, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention (start) Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Jun 18, 1798 The invention of the cotton gin Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 (start) Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 (start) May 24, 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust (formed) Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Jan 9, 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Feb 26, 1869 15th Amendment Mar 10, 1876 The invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light Jul 1, 1892 The Homestead Strike May 11, 1894 The Pullman Strike Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War (start) Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane