US History By BradenLucas16 Period: Oct 12, 1488 to Dec 17, 1895 US History May 14, 1605 Settlement of Jamestown 1754 French and Indian war Dec 16, 1772 Boston Tea Party Apr 19, 1773 Battle of lexington and Concord Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Sep 28, 1780 Battle of Yorktown May 25, 1784 Constitutional Convention 1792 Invention of the Cotton Gin 1798 Alien and Sedition acts 1803 Lousiana Purchase Jun 18, 1812 War of 1812 Mar 3, 1819 Missouri COmpromise 1828 Andrew Jacksons Election 1836 Trail of Tears 1837 Invention of the Telegraph 1837 Panic of 1837 Apr 12, 1859 Mexican- American War Jan 1, 1860 Emancipation Proclomation Apr 9, 1864 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments 14th 7-9-1868 15th 2-3-1870 1868 Andrew Johnsons Impeachment Mar 7, 1876 Invention of Telephone Jan 27, 1880 Invention of Light 1881 Organization of Standard Oil 1892 Pullman and homestead strikes Pullman Strike: 1894 Apr 21, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 14, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Dec 17, 1903 Invention of Airplane