american history By kaben barton 1492 columbus discovers america 1607 settlement of jamestown Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian war 1773 the battle at lexington and concord 1773 boston tea party 1776 declaration of independence 1781 battle of york town 1787 the constitutional convention 1793 invention of cotton gin 1798 alien and sedition acts 1803 the louisiana purchase 1812 the war of 1812 1820 the missouri compromise 1829 andrew jackson elected Period: 1830 to 1850 The trail of fears 1851 the telegraph is made