US history By mjmcat Oct 12, 1492 discovery of America by columbus Period: Oct 12, 1492 to Sep 14, 1901 history 1492-1901 May 14, 1607 settlement of James town 1754 the French and Indian war Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 battle of Lexington and concord Jul 4, 1776 declaration of independance Sep 28, 1781 battle of yorktown May 25, 1787 the constitutional convention 1793 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 1837 the panic of 1837 1838 the trail of tears 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 Jan 31, 1865 13th ammendment Apr 9, 1865 surrender at Appomattox courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's assassination Jun 13, 1866 14th amendment 1868 Andrew Johnson's impeachment Feb 26, 1869 15th amendment 1876 invention of the telephone 1879 the invention of the electric light 1882 the organization of standard oil trust Jun 30, 1892 the homestead strike May 11, 1894 the Pullman strike Apr 21, 1898 the spanish-american war Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 the invention of the airplane