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Chief Justice John Marshall
4th justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. His opinions helped lay the basis for the United States constitutional law. -
Delaware
Capital city: Dover. Was the first state to ratify the United States constitution. (Source to all states on this timeline: http://www.50states.com) -
Pennsylvania
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776. Harrisburg is its capital city. -
New Jersey
Capital city: Trenton. -
Georgia
Capital city: Atlanta. On January 19, 1861, Georgia joined the Confederacy. -
Connecticut
Capital city: Hartford. Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment. -
Massechussets
Capital city: Boston. Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush. -
Maryland
Capital city: Annapolis. In 1774, one of the first calls to freedom from british rule was given. -
South Carolina
Capital city: Columbia. -
New Hampshire
Capital city: Concord. New Hampshire declared its independance first out of the thirteen original colonies from mother England; six months before the declaration of independance was signed. -
Virginia
Capital city: Richmond. Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia. -
New York
Capital city: Albany. The oldest cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island. -
George Washington
As the first president, served April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797. His greatest accomplishment was being commander-in-chief leading him to victory in the revolutionary war. -
North Carolina
Capital city: Raleigh. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. -
Rhode Island
Capital city: Providence. Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state. -
Whiskey rebellion
Took place western Pennsylvania. Was a tax protest that went on in the United States. -
Vermont
Capital city: Montpelier. Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution. -
Kentucky
Capital city: Frankfort. Kentucky is where Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were born. -
Tennessee
Capital city: Nashville. Tennessee got its name as the volunteer state during the war of 1812. -
Washington's farewell address
A letter written by the first American president, George Washington. Written to the people of the United States of America.
Published September 19, 1796. -
John Adams
Was the 2nd president of the United States. Earlier before served as the first Vice President of the United States. -
Alien and sedition acts
Four bills that were passed by the federalists in the 5th United States congress and then signed into law by the authority of president John Adams in 1798. This was the cause of the French Revolution. -
Thomas Jefferson
Was the 3rd president of the United States. Started March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809. Died July 4, 1826. -
Marbury vs Madison
Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review. -
Ohio
Capital city: Columbus. -
Louisiana purchase
The acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. -
Lewis and Clark
Set out on an expedition across the Louisiana territory. Along their findings, they have come across unknown people, and harsh conditions. (Source: http://lewisclark.net/a/locations) -
James Madison
4th president of the United States. He was also an American statesman, and political theorist. Born: March 16, 1751, Port Conway, VA. -
Louisiana
Capital city: Baton Rouge. The battle of New Orleans was fought two weeks after the war of 1812. Louisiana was named after King Louis XIV. -
War of 1812
A war conflict involving the United States and the British. Started June 18, 1812-December 24, 1814. -
Indiana
Capital city: Indianapolis. Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana at age 7. Louis and clark set out from fort Vincennes, Indiana. -
James Monroe
The 5th president of the United States. He was the last president who was a founding father and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and republican generation. Died: July 4, 1831, New York City, NY -
Mississippi
Capital city: Jackson. -
Dartmouth college vs Woodward
Was a landmark decision made by the United States Supreme Court dealing with the application of the contract clause of the United States constitution. -
Illinois
Capital city: Springfield. Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue. -
McCullouch vs Maryland
Was a landmark decision made by the Supreme Court of the United States. -
Alabama
Capital city: Montgomery. The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama in 1861. -
Missouri compromise
A federal statute in the United States that regulated slavery in the country's western territorys. -
Maine
Capital city: Augusta. Maine is the only state that shares its border with only one other state. -
Missouri
Capital city: Jefferson City. Jefferson City was named for Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States. -
Monroe Doctrine
(Date day unknown)Best known U.S policy for Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president James Monroe on December 1823. -
Gibbons vs Ogden
(Date Above unknown > March, 10)A landmark decision made by the Supreme Court of the United States in which they held that the power to regulate interstate commerce. -
JQ Adams
Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1767. 6th president of the United States. He was president from March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829. He was the first president to be the son of a president (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/johnquincyadams) -
Andrew Jackson
The 7th president of the United States. He was born into an immigrated scots-Irish farming family. Born: March 15, 1767, Waxhaws. -
Nat Turner's rebellion
( date day 10 unknown )Was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton county, Virginia. This was led by Nat Turner. -
Arkansas
Capital city: Little Rock. The diamond is the official state gem. It was designated in 1967. -
Michigan
Capital city: Lansing. Detroit is known as the car capital of the world. -
Martin Van Buren
8th president of the United States. Began March 4, 1837- March 4. 1841. Was a member of the Democratic Party, also served in a number of senior roles. -
Trail of tears
Part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal party. Took place in 1838 and 1839. The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi river. -
William Henry Harrison
The 9th president of the United States. Began as president on March 4, 1841- April 4, 1841. He was an American military officer, and politician. He was the last president born as a British subject. He was the first president however who died in his office. -
John Tyler
The 10th president of the United States. He was president from April 4, 1841 – March 4, 1845. He was elected Vice President on the 1849 Whig ticket with William Henry Harrison. -
Florida
Capital city: Tallahassee. Gatorade was named after the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed. -
James K. Polk
11th president of the United States. He was president from March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849. He was born in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, then later represented Tennessee. -
Texas
Capital city: Austin. The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845. -
Iowa
Capital city: Des Moines. Iowa's longest and highest bridge crosses Lake Red Rock. -
Wisconsin
Capital city: Madison. The first typewriter was designed in Milwaukee. -
Zachary Taylor
The 12th president of the United States. He was a career officer in the U.S army before he later became president. -
Millard Fillmore
13th president of the United States. He was also the last Whig president. He was also the last president not to be affiliated with either the democratic or republican parties. -
California
Capital city: Sacramento. -
Franklin pierce
14th president of the United States. Was a northern democrat. He was president from March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857. -
James Buchanan
The 15th president of the United States. Served prior to the American civil war. Was president from March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861. -
Dred Scott and Sandford
Was a landmark decision made by the U.S Supreme Court. The court held that African Americans could not be American citizens whether they were a slave or free. -
Minnesota
Capital city: Saint Paul. The stapler was invented in Spring Valley, Minnesota. -
Oregon
Capital city: Salem. Oregon has the most ghost towns out of all other states. -
Abraham Lincoln
16th president of the United States. Was later assassinated in April 15, 1865. -
Transcontinental treaty (1819)
The colonies of East Florida and west Florida stay loyal to the British at the time of the war for American independance.
