U.S. history from European settlement through the Civil War By levilaxer1 1492 Christopher Columbus disembarks in the Bahamas 1607 Jamestown, first permanent English settlement is established. 1620 Mayflower Compact drafted by the Puritans, Plymouth Colony founded. 1681 Pennsylvania Colony founded by William Penn 1754 French and Indian War 1763 Proclamation Line, controls westward expansion. 1764 Sugar Act 1765 Stamp Act 1767 Townshend Revenue Act 1770 Boston Massacre 1773 Tea Act 1774 Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts), created the need to protest the British Parliament, First Continental Congress meets. 1775 American Revolutionary War begins with battles at Lexington and Concord 1776 Declaration of Independence signed by the Continental Congress 1783 Great Britain and US sign Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War 1787 Philadelphia Convention, moves from amending the Articles of Confederation to the framework of The Constitution. Jan 30, 1789 George Washington becomes first US President 1791 Bill of Rights 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1812 War of 1812 1820 Missouri Compromise 1827 American Temperance Society is formed, Abolition Movement precursor 1831 Nat Turner leads slave rebellion 1846 Mexican-American War 1850 Compromise of 1850 led by Henry Clay 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision by US Supreme Court Oct 16, 1859 John Brown leads attack on Harpers Ferry 1860 Abraham Lincoln Wins Presidential Election Apr 12, 1861 American Civil War Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Apr 9, 1865 Civil War ends with Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Va.
