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Colonial Settlement, 1600s - 1763
When the London Company sent out its first expedition to begin colonizing Virginia on December 20. -
The American Revolution, 1763 - 1783
Until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, few colonists in British North America objected to their place in the British Empire. -
The New Nation, 1783 - 1815
This movement occurred in both the Continental Congress during the Revolution and at the local and state levels. -
National Expansion and Reform, 1815 - 1880
During this period, the small republic founded by George Washington's generation became the world's largest democracy. -
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
The northern and southern states had become less and less alike - socially, economically, politically. -
Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900
In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. -
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
The progressives, as they called themselves, worked to make American society a better and safer place in which to live. -
The Fifth Act of Congress
On July 31, Congress established the United States Customs Service. -
The Bill of Rights Approved
On December 15, 1791, Articles Three–Twelve, having been ratified by the required number of states, became Amendments 1–10 of the Constitution. -
1803 Marbury v. Madison
Established the principle of judicial review.