US History By SabrinaH 1492 The Discovery of Amarica by Columbus Period: 1492 to 1901 US History May 13, 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The French and Indain War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1775 The Decleration of Indepdnce Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1809 The invention of the electric light Jun 18, 1812 The War of 1812 Mar 2, 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson's Election 1831 TheTrail of Tears 1832 The invention of the telegraph 1832 The invention of the telephone 1837 The Panic of 1837 Apr 25, 1846 The Mexican-American War Sep 9, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 Apr 12, 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter Jan 1, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Jan 31, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassinarion Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson's Impeachment 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strikes 1894 The Pullman Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president Dec 17, 1903 The invention of the airplane