American Events By Hunter Hoyal 1492 The Discovery of America by Columbus 1607 The Settlement of Jamestown 1754 The Start of The French and Indian War 1763 The End of The French and Indian War Dec 16, 1773 The Boston Tea Party 1775 The Battle of Lexington and Concord 1776 The Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1794 The invention of the cotton gin 1798 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1803 The Louisiana Purchase 1812 The Start of The War of 1812 1815 The End of The War of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Start of The Trail of Tears 1837 The Panic of 1837 1844 The invention of the telegraph 1846 The Start of The Mexican-American War 1848 The End of The Mexican-American War 1850 The End of The Trail of Tears 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination 1865 13th Amendments Is Passed 1866 The 14th Amendment Is Passed 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment 1868 The 14th Amendment Is Ratified 1869 15th Amendment Is Passed 1876 The Invention of The Telephone 1879 The Invention of The Electric Light 1882 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust 1892 The Homestead Strikes 1894 The Pullman Strikes 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 The Invention of The Airplane
