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D.O.I signed
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th, marking the official start of the American Revolution. -
Bill of rights added to Constitution
on December 15, 1791, The bill of rights was added to the constitution. Virginia became the 11th state to ratify the first 10 amendments to the Constitution -
Treaty of pairs ends the American revolution.
The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American Revolution. This results in the United States being recognized as an independent nation -
Constitutional convention in Philadelphia.
A Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, where the U.S. Constitution is drafted. This took place in the state house to revise the Articles of Confederation, but ultimately led to the creation of a new Constitution. -
George Washington elected.
George Washington becomes the first President of the United States. -
Louisiana purchase.
The United States purchased land from France for $15 million resulting in what we call the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana Purchase added 828,000 square miles of land to the United States, which was roughly 4 cents per acre. The land stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. -
Missouri compromise.
Missouri Compromise, a temporary solution to the issue of slavery in new territories by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state effectively maintaining the balance between slave and free states in Congress; this compromise also drew a line across the Louisiana Purchase. -
Monroe doctrine.
The Monroe Doctrine was issued on December 2, 1823, when President James Monroe delivered his seventh annual address to Congress. The doctrine was a foreign policy framework that outlined the United States' opposition to European interference in the Americas. -
Gold rush
The California gold rush was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at a mill in California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. -
Abraham Lincoln elected.
Abraham Lincoln’s political ambitions began in 1832 when he was just 23 years old and ran for the Illinois House of Representatives. While he lost that election, two years later, he was elected to the state legislature as a member of the Whig party, where he publicly announced his disdain for slavery.