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Declaration of Independence
Drawn from Virginia Declaration of Rights and inspired by John Locke -
Articles of Confederation
-The Articles of Confederation are adopted -
First National Government
-Delegates aimed to have a confederation
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Treaty of Paris
-Treaty of Paris ends the Revolutionary War -
Constitutional Convention
-Constitutional Convention is held in Philadelphia -
U.S. Constitution
-U.S. Constitution is ratified -
George Washington
-George Washington is inaugurated as the first President. -
Bill of Rights
-Bill of Rights is ratified -
Louisiana Purchase
-Louisiana Purchase is made -
Lewis and Clark
-Lewis and Clark's expedition begins -
War of 1812
-War of 1812 begins -
Ending of the War of 1812
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Missouri Compromise
-Missouri Compromise is enacted -
Indian Removal Act
-Indian Removal Act is signed -
Texas
-Texas is annexed -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
-This treaty ended the Mexican-American War -
Abraham Lincoln
-Lincoln is elected President -
Civil War Begins
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Civil War Ends
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14th Amendment
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15th Amendment
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Spanish American War Begins
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16th Amendment
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18th Amendment
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19th Amendment
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21st Amendment
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U.S. enter WWII
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WWII Ends
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National Security Act
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Brown v. Board of Education
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March on Washington
-March for jobs and freedom -
Civil Rights Act
-Civil Rights Act is signed -
Voting Rights Act
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Apollo 11
-Apollo 11 lands on the moon -
Richard Nixon
-Nixon resigns, Gerald Ford becomes President -
Ronald Reagan
-Reagan is elected President. -
End of the Cold War
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North American Free Trade Agreement
-NAFTA is signed -
September 11
-Al-Qaeda attacks the WTC -
USA Patriot Act
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Barack Obama
-Obama is elected -
Affordable Care Act
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Obergefell v. Hodges
-This decision legalized same-sex marriage -
Donald Trump
-Donald Trump is elected as President -
COVID-19
-Pandemic impacts the U.S. and the world -
Joe Biden
-Biden is inaugurated as President -
American Rescue Plan Act
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Current Year
-Various ongoing political and legislative developments