Us Study Guide By Nevermore Period: 1492 to 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: 1607 to 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1762 The French and Indian War Period: Dec 16, 1773 to 1769 The Boston Tea Party Period: May 19, 1775 to 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Apr 4, 1776 to 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Period: 1793 to 1794 The invention of the cotton gin Period: 1798 to 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1803 to 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Period: Jul 18, 1812 to Feb 17, 1815 The War of 1812 Period: 1820 to 1820 The Missouri Compromise Period: 1828 to 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election Period: 1830 to 1830 The Trail of Tears Period: 1830 to 1840 The invention of the telegraph Period: May 10, 1837 to 1837 The Panic of 1837 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War Period: 1850 to 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to 1838 The Emancipation Proclamation Period: 1865 to 1870 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Period: Apr 9, 1865 to 1845 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to 1864 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Period: Feb 24, 1868 to 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: 1879 to 1903 The invention of the electric light, telephone, and airplane Period: Jan 2, 1882 to 1881 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Period: 1892 to 1886 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Period: Apr 21, 1898 to Jul 17, 1897 The Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Mar 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president