US history By ARwheeler Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus May 14, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown may 14 1607 May 28, 1754 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 Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention may 25 1787 Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts june 18 1798 Jun 18, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts june 18 1798 Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 between Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election May 10, 1837 The Panic of 1837 1838 The Trail of Tears 1844 The invention of the telegraph Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1864 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 13th Amendment Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 1868 14th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 15th Amendment Mar 7, 1876 The invention of the telephone, Nov 4, 1879 The invention of the electric light Jan 2, 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Jan 2, 1882 Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Aug 13, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane
