Timeline Project

  • 1215

    Limited Government Begins

    Limited Government begins with Magna Carta
  • Individual Rights

    In 1628 King Charles was required to sign Petition of Rights
  • Civil War

    Civil war started in Europe because of tension between King Charles and Parliament. Charles lost and was beheaded.
  • Conflicts and Rebellion's

    Renewed conflicts and rebellions between the crown and parliament
  • Ruler's and Rules

    Mary and William chosen to rule but limited power.
  • Sugar Act

    Made prices of food go up
  • Stamp Act

    Tax on stamps and it was repealed
  • Boston Massacre

    Soldiers fired into crowd killing 5 colonists
  • Boston Tea Party

    Dumped tea into the harbor
  • Intolerable Acts

    Quartering of British troops
  • First National Government

    Ratified in 1781
  • Northwestern Ordinance

    Established a plan for settling Northwestern Territory
  • U.S. Constitution

    We the people
  • 11th Amendment

    The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution limits the ability of people to sue states in federal court if they are not citizens of those states.
  • Louisiana Purchase

  • 12th Amendment

    The 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlines the procedure for electing the President and Vice President.
  • Indian Removal Act

    President Andrew Jackson enforces the relocation of Native American tribes to lands west of the Mississippi.
  • Mexican-American War

    The U.S. gains vast territories, including California and the Southwest, through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  • Civil war

    start of the war between the north and south
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Major turning point if the war
  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    He got shot
  • 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States and its territories, except as punishment for a crime.
  • 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees rights and liberties to all citizens, including those who were formerly enslaved.
  • 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on February 3, 1870, prohibits the federal government and states from denying a citizen's right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

    U.S. forces participate in the international intervention in China to protect foreign nationals.
  • 16th amendment

    The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to levy income taxes without apportioning them among the states based on population.
  • WWI

    start of world war 1
  • End of WWI

    allies won
  • Treaty of Versailles

    The U.S. rejects the treaty and does not join the League of Nations.
  • 18th Amendment

    The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol for beverage purposes within the United States.
  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote
  • 20th Amendment

    The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, also known as the "Lame Duck Amendment", changed the start and end dates of presidential and congressional terms.
  • Stock Market Crash

    lead to lots pf people loosing their homes and becoming homeless
  • New Deal

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt's series of programs to combat the Great Depression.
  • WWII

    start of world war 2
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor leading to America joining WWII
  • Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The U.S. drops atomic bombs, leading to Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II.
  • End of WWII

    allies won
  • Truman Doctrine

    The U.S. begins a policy of containing the spread of communism during the Cold War.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech.
  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    he got shot too
  • Moon Landing

    NASA landed men on the moon winning the space race
  • Roe v. Wade

    U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalizes abortion nationwide.
  • Reagan Era

    Ronald Reagan serves as president, pushing conservative policies and playing a key role in the end of the Cold War.
  • Fall of Berlin Wall

  • Gulf War

    The U.S. leads a coalition to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
  • 9/11 terrorist attacks

    Osama Bin Laden's terrorist group attacks America
  • Joe Biden Election

    Joe Biden was elected
  • Donald Trump Elected

    Donald Trump was elected as president