America 1492-1903 By Analisa Burt Oct 12, 1492 Columbus Discovers America May 14, 1607 Jamestown Settlement May 28, 1754 French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention 1793 Cotton Gin Jun 18, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts 1802 Electric Light Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 Battle of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 Missouri Compromise Nov 4, 1828 Andrew Jackson Elected Period: 1830 to 1850 Trail of Tears 1837 Telegraph Period: 1837 to 1844 Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1864 to Feb 3, 1870 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Assassination Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson Impeached Mar 7, 1876 Telephone Period: Jan 2, 1882 to 1911 Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1894 Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Teddy Roosevelt Began Presidency Dec 17, 1903 Airplane
