History 1 By 4ciel Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus Period: May 14, 1607 to May 14, 1607 Settlement of Jamestown Period: May 28, 1754 to Feb 10, 1762 French and Indian War Period: Dec 16, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Apr 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Period: May 25, 1787 to Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Period: Mar 14, 1794 to Mar 14, 1794 Invention of the cotton gin Period: Jul 14, 1798 to Jul 14, 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Period: Apr 30, 1803 to Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 War of 1812 Period: Mar 3, 1820 to Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Period: Nov 4, 1828 to Mar 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson elected president Period: Jan 1, 1837 to Jan 1, 1837 Invention of the telegraph Period: May 10, 1837 to May 10, 1937 Panic of 1837 Period: May 26, 1839 to Mar 24, 1839 Trail of Tears – 05/26/1838 – 03/24/1839 Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Period: Sep 9, 1850 to Sep 9, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Period: Jan 1, 1863 to Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 8, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 5, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s assassination Period: Dec 6, 1865 to Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment ratified Period: Feb 24, 1868 to May 26, 1688 Andrew Johnson impeached Period: Jul 9, 1868 to Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment ratified Period: Feb 3, 1870 to Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment ratified Period: Mar 7, 1876 to Mar 7, 1876 Invention of telephone Period: Jan 27, 1880 to Jan 27, 1880 Invention of electric light Period: Jan 2, 1882 to Jan 2, 1882 Standard Oil Trust organized Period: Jul 6, 1892 to Nov 20, 1892 Homestead Strike Period: May 11, 1894 to Jul 20, 1894 Pullman Strike Period: Apr 25, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898 Spanish-American War Period: Sep 14, 1901 to Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Period: Dec 17, 1903 to Dec 17, 1903 Invention of airplane