Nick Lechner History Timeline

By Nick_Lechner
  • The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers
    Jun 15, 1215

    The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers

  • Columbus sets sail to find a route to the East Indies
    Aug 1, 1492

    Columbus sets sail to find a route to the East Indies

  • Hernando Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the Aztec Empire
    Nov 8, 1519

    Hernando Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the Aztec Empire

  • Virginia founded

    Virginia founded

  • Massachusetts founded

    Massachusetts founded

  • The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth

    The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth

  • New Hampshire founded

    New Hampshire founded

  • New York founded

    New York founded

  • Maryland Founded

    Maryland Founded

  • Connecticut founded

    Connecticut founded

  • Rhode Island founded

    Rhode Island founded

  • Delaware founded

    Delaware founded

  • The Carolinas founded

    The Carolinas founded

  • New Jersey founded

    New Jersey founded

  • Pennsylvania founded

    Pennsylvania founded

  • The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens

    The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens

  • John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

    John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"

  • The Carolinas split into North and South Carolina

    The Carolinas split into North and South Carolina

  • Georgia founded

    Georgia founded

  • Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches

    Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches

  • French and Indian War begins at Battle of Fort Necessity

  • French troops defeat General Braddock

  • Quebec surrenders to the British

  • British troops take Montreal,ending the French & Indian War fighting in North America

  • Treaty of Paris is signed between Britain & France, ending the French & Indian War

    Treaty of Paris is signed between Britain & France, ending the French & Indian War

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

  • Father Junipero Serra builds first mission at San Diego

  • Boston Massacre

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress

  • "The Shot Heard `round world" is fired at Lexington

    "The Shot Heard `round world" is fired at Lexington

  • Second Continental Congress meets in Philidelphia

    Second Continental Congress meets in Philidelphia

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

  • American Troops seize Montreal

    American Troops seize Montreal

  • American troops fail to take Quebec

    American troops fail to take Quebec

  • Thomas Paine writes Common Sense

    Thomas Paine writes Common Sense

  • Continental Congress accepts the Declaration of Independence

  • Articles of Confederation written

  • British troops surrender at Saratoga

    British troops surrender at Saratoga

  • Benedict Arnold turns traitor to the American cause

  • American Troops capture King`s Mountain

    American Troops capture King`s Mountain

  • Articles of Confederation go into effect

    Articles of Confederation go into effect

  • British troops surrender at Yorktown

  • Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress, ending the Revolutionary War

  • Land Ordinance of 1785

  • Shay`s Rebellion

  • Northwest Ordinance

  • Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia

  • Constitution approved by the Constitutional Convention

  • Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution

  • Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival

  • New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect

    New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect

  • Congress creates the first five executive departments

  • Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court system

  • The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille

    The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille

  • Three fourths of the states ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which become known as the Bill of Rights

  • George Washington is inaugurated as 1st president of USA in New York City

    George Washington is inaugurated as 1st president of USA in New York City

  • Congress creates the first Bank of the United States

    Congress creates the first Bank of the United States

  • French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded

    French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded

  • Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation

    Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation

  • Britain seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

  • The Whiskey Rebellion

    The Whiskey Rebellion

  • 11th Amendment

    11th Amendment

    Suits Against States
  • George Washington publishes his Farewell Address

    George Washington publishes his Farewell Address

  • France seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies

  • John Adams is inaugurated as our 2nd President

    John Adams is inaugurated as our 2nd President

  • XYZ Affair

    XYZ Affair

  • Alien and Sedition Acts passed

    Alien and Sedition Acts passed

  • George Washington dies in his Virginia home, Mount Vernon

    George Washington dies in his Virginia home, Mount Vernon

  • Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr receive the same number of electoral votes for President, causing Congress to eventually pass the 12th amendment

  • Amendment 12

    Amendment 12

  • Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Republican, Aaron Burr

    Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Republican, Aaron Burr

  • 12th Amendment

    12th Amendment

    Election of President and Vice President
  • Zebulon Pike views a mountain peak rising above the Colorado plains, which becomes known as "Pikes Peak

    Zebulon Pike views a mountain peak rising above the Colorado plains, which becomes known as "Pikes Peak

  • Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas

    Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas

  • The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812 -

    The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812 -

  • The Battle of Lake Erie

  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    Battle of Horseshoe Bend

  • Britain defeats France in the war in Europe

    Britain defeats France in the war in Europe

  • Battle of New Orleans

  • British troops capture Washington, DC

  • Treaty of Ghent signed

  • US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon

    US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon

  • Missouri Compromise

  • William Becknell leads group of traders from Missouri to New Mexico

    William Becknell leads group of traders from Missouri to New Mexico

  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    Nat Turner's Rebellion

  • General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico

    General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico

  • Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo

    Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo

  • Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston

    Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston

  • Texans declare independence from Mexico

    Texans declare independence from Mexico

  • Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President +

    Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President +

  • Compromise of 1850

  • Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Bleeding Kansas

  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

  • John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, VA

  • Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as 16th president

    Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as 16th president

  • Attack on Fort Sumter, SC

  • First Manassas, a.k.a. Bull Run, VA

  • Fort Henry/Fort Donelson, TN

  • Jackson's Valley Campaign, VA

  • Shiloh, a.k.a. Pittsburg Landing, TN

  • Second Manassas, a.k.a. Second Bull Run, VA

    Second Manassas, a.k.a. Second Bull Run, VA

  • Antietam, a.k.a. Sharpsburg, MD

  • Emancipation Proclamation

  • Perryville, KY

  • Fredricksburg, VA

  • Stones River, a.k.a Murfreesboro, TN

  • Chancellorsville, SC

  • Siege of Vicksburg, MS

  • General Order 143

    General Order 143

  • Gettysburg, PA

  • The Gettysburg Address

  • Amendment 13

  • 13th Amendment

    Abolition of Slavery
  • Amendment 13

    Amendment 13

  • Amendment 14

  • Amendment 14

    Rights of Citizens
  • Amendment 14

    Amendment 14

  • Amendment 15

    Amendment 15

  • Amendment 16

    Amendment 16

    The Income Tax
  • Amendment 17

    Amendment 17

    Direct Election of Senators
  • Amendment 18

    Amendment 18

    Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
  • Amendment 19

    Amendment 19

    Women`s Sufferage
  • Amendment 20

    Amendment 20

    Presidental Terms; Sessions of Congress
  • Amendment 21

    Amendment 21

    Repeal of Prohibition
  • Amendment 22

    Amendment 22

    Limit on Number of President`s Terms
  • Amendment 23

    Amendment 23

    Presidential Electors for District of Columbia

  • Amendment 24

    Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections

  • Amendment 25

    Presidential Sucession and Disability

  • Amendment 26

    Voting Age

  • Amendment 27

    Congressional Pay Increase