American History By 2166796 1142 Iroquois Confederacy Established 1620 Mayflower Compact Period: 1675 to 1678 King Phillip's War Period: 1688 to 1697 King William's War Period: 1754 to 1763 French and Indian War 1765 Stamp Act 1770 Boston Massacre Period: 1775 to 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence Signed 1777 Articles of Confederation Created 1778 Siege of Savannah 1787 Constitution Ratified Period: 1789 to 1796 George Washington's Presidency 1791 Bill Of Rights Ratified Period: 1796 to 1801 John Adam's Presidency 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts Period: 1801 to 1809 Thomas Jefferson's Presidency 1803 Marbury v. Madison 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: 1809 to 1817 James Madison's Presidency Period: 1812 to 1815 War of 1812 Period: 1817 to 1825 James Monroe's Presidency 1825 Erie Canal Period: 1825 to 1829 John Quincy Adam's Presidency Period: 1829 to 1837 Andrew Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Act Period: 1837 to 1841 Martin Van Buren's Presidency Period: 1841 to 1841 William Henry's Presidency Period: 1841 to 1845 John Tyler's Presidency Period: 1845 to 1849 James K. Polk's Presidency Period: 1846 to 1848 Mexican-American War 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Period: 1849 to 1850 Zachary Taylor's Presidency 1850 Fugitive Slave Act Period: 1853 to 1857 Millard Filmore's Presidency Period: 1853 to 1857 Franklin Pierce's Presidency 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford Period: 1857 to 1861 James Buchanan 1861 1st Battle of Bull Run Period: 1861 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and Assassination Period: 1861 to 1865 Civil War 1862 Draft for the Civil War 1863 Gettysburg Battle 1864 Sherman's March to Sea 1864 Sand Creek Massacre 1865 13th Amendment Ratified Period: 1865 to 1869 Andrew Johnson's Presidency 1868 14th Amendment Ratified Period: 1869 to 1877 Ulysses Grant's Presidency 1870 15th Amendment Ratified