Historic Events in the United States

  • Period: to

    Colonial America Time Period

  • Settlement of Jamestown

    Settlement of Jamestown
  • Signing of Mayflower Compact

    Signing of Mayflower Compact
  • Harvard University founded

    Harvard University founded
  • William Penn receives charter for colony that becomes Pennsylvania

    William Penn receives charter for colony that becomes Pennsylvania
  • Period: to

    Early National Period

  • Signing of Declaration of Independence

    Signing of Declaration of Independence
  • US Constitutional Convention

    US Constitutional Convention
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
  • Period: to

    Common School Movement

  • First computer invented

    First computer invented
  • Horace Mann begins has advocacy for Education

    Horace Mann begins has advocacy for Education
  • Period: to

    1865-Present

  • End of Civil War

    End of Civil War
  • Slavery abolished

    Slavery abolished
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

    Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
  • Ruby Bridges breaks education color barrier

    Ruby Bridges breaks education color barrier
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted

    Civil Rights Act of 1964 enacted