US history By aseidlitz 1492 columbus 1607 the settelment of jamestown 1754 french indian war 1772 boston tea party 1775 battle of lexinton and concord 1776 decleration of independence 1781 The Battle of Yorktown 1787 The Constitutional Convention 1789 The Alien and Sedition Acts 1793 The invention of the cotton gin 1803 louisiana purchase 1812 war of 1812 1820 The Missouri Compromise 1828 Andrew Jackson’s Election 1831 The Trail of Tears 1835 invention of the telegraph 1837 The Panic of 1837 1846 The Mexican-American War 1850 The Compromise of 1850 1861 The Firing on Fort Sumter 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Feb 24, 1868 Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Jul 9, 1868 14 Amendment 1870 The Organization of Standard Oil Trust Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment 1876 invention of the telephone 1879 The invention of the electric light 1896 The Pullman and Homestead Strikes Apr 21, 1898 The Spanish-American War 1901 Theodore Roosevelt becomes president 1903 invention of the airplane