U.S. History Timeline

Northwest Ordinance

Jul 13, 1787

Bill of Rights Adopted

Sep 25, 1789

Fugitive Slave act

Nov 30, 1793

congress pase a law that it was a crime to harbor an escape slaves.

Alien and Sedition act

Nov 19, 1798

prohibeed the people to talk bad or criticize the government.

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

The Louisiana Purchase was one of the largest land deals in history, the United States paid approximately $15 million dollars for over 800,000 square miles of land.

Lewis & Clark Expedition

May 14, 1804

1st overland expedition undertaken by the United States to the Pacific coast and back.

Treaty with Spain sets boundaries

Dec 1, 1819

this traty settle the west boundariesof the U.S.A

Missouri Compromise

Feb 27, 1821

Stephen Austin founds colony in Texas

Jan 17, 1822

he brought the first settlers

Monroe Doctrine

Dec 2, 1823

Indian Removal Act

May 26, 1830

Indian Territory Founded

Jun 30, 1834

Texas Revolution

Apr 21, 1836

Daguerre invents first form of photography

Dec 1, 1839

made the first way to take photography

Upper & Lower Canada United

Jul 23, 1840

Gold Discovered in CA

Jan 24, 1848

Mexican Cession

Feb 2, 1848

Utah & New Mexico Territories

Nov 30, 1850

Gadsden Purchase

Dec 30, 1853

Lincoln issues EmancipationProclamation, freeing slaves

Jan 1, 1863

all slaves in the rebelion states are to be freed.

French troops occupy Mexico City Maximilian of Austria proclaimed Emperor of Mexico

May 5, 1863

French troops takin over Mexico City, Mexico had its first and last monarch

Alaska Purchased

Mar 30, 1867

aecretery of state William H. purchase Alaska for 7.5 million dollars.

Pres. McKinleyshot by anarchist

Sep 6, 1901

Russia and Japan at war

Dec 1, 1904

Oregon Trail

Nov 30, 1923