us history week 1 By maggienil 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indian War Dec 6, 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 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1830 The invention of the telegraph 1831 The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 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 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1866 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust May 25, 1887 The Constitutional Convention 1894 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 12, 1894 The Spanish-American war 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1904 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane