UShistory By MikeyMouse Aug 3, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus The beginning of our history May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown Period: Dec 31, 1754 to Dec 31, 1763 The French and Indian War 1754 – 1763 Mar 15, 1767 Andrew Jackson’s Election Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 1, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Aug 7, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 14, 1787 The Constitutional Convention Dec 31, 1793 The invention of the cotton gin Dec 31, 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts Apr 30, 1803 The Louisiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 24, 1837 The invention of the telegraph Period: Dec 24, 1837 to Dec 25, 1840 The Panic of 1837 Period: Dec 24, 1838 to Dec 25, 1839 The Trail of Tears Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 The Mexican-American War April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 Jan 29, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Sep 27, 1858 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 Period: Sep 22, 1862 to Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Dec 24, 1862 13th, Amendment Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Jun 9, 1868 14th, Amendment Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendments Dec 24, 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Dec 24, 1874 Invention of the telephone, Period: Dec 24, 1879 to Dec 25, 1880 The invention of the electric light, 1879-1880 Jun 30, 1892 The Pullman strike June 30 1892 Jul 6, 1894 The Homestead Strike July 6 1894 Feb 24, 1898 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 1, 1898 The Spanish-American War April 1898 – August 1898 Dec 17, 1903 Invention of the airplane
