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Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta is written to limit the power of English rulers
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Aug 1, 1492
COLUMBUS SETS SAIL TO FIND A ROUTE TO THE EAST INDIES
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Nov 8, 1519
HERNANDO CORTES CAPTURES TENOCHTITLAN, BEGINNING THE FALL OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE
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VIRGINIA FOUNDED
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MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDED
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The Mayflower Compact, the first document of self-government in North America, is written by Pilgrim leaders in Plymouth
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NEW HAMPSHIRE FOUNDED
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NEW YORK FOUNDED
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MARYLAND FOUNDED
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CONNECTICUT FOUNDED
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RHODE ISLAND FOUNDED
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DELAWARE FOUNDED
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THE CAROLINAS FOUNDED
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NEW JERSEY FOUNDED
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PENNSYLVANIA FOUNDED
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The English Bill of rights is written to limit the monarchy and protect the rights of citizens
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John Locke publishes "Two Treatises on Government"
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THE CAROLINAS SPLIT INTO NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
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GEORGIA FOUNDED
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Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws," urging that the government power be divided into three branches
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FRENCH AND INDIAN WA BEGINS AT BATTLE OF FORT NECESSITY
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FORT TROOPS DEFEAT GENERAL BRADDOCK
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QUEBEC SURRENDERS TO THE BRITISH
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BRITISH TROOPS TAKE MONTREAL, ENDING THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR FIGHTING IN NORTH AMERICA
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TREATY OF PARIS IS SIGNED BETWEEN BRITAIN & FRANCE, ENDING THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR
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SUGAR ACT
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STAMP ACT
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TOWNSHEND ACTS
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BOSTON MASSACRE
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TEA ACT
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BOSTON TEA PARTY
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INTOLERABLE ACT
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FIRST CONTINENTALCONGRESS CONVENES IN PHILADELPHIA
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"THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD"IS FIRED IN LEXINGTON
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SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MEETS IN PHILADELPHIA
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
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AMERICAN TROOPS SECURE MONTREAL
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AMERICAN TROOPS FAIL TO TAKE QUEBEC
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THOMAS PAINE WRITES COMMON SENSE
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CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ACCEPTS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WRITTEN
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BRITISH TROOPS SURRENDER AT SARATOGA
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BENEDICT ARNOLD TURNS TRAITOR NTO THE AMERICAN CAUSE
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AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE KINGS MOUNTAIN
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION GO INTO EFFECT
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BRITISH TROOPS SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN
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TREATY OF PARIS IS RATIFIED BY CONGRESS ENDING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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The "Empress of China" becomes the first American ship to trade with China
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LAND OREDINANCE OF 1785
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SHAYS REBELLION
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NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OPENS IN PHILADELPHIA
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CONSTITUTUION APPROVED BY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
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Delaware becomes first state to ratify the US Constitution
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New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, allowing it to go into effect
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Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival
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Congress creates the first five executive departments
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George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City
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The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille
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The Whiskey Rebellion
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Congress creates the first Bank of the United States
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French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette are beheaded
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Three fourths of the states ratify the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which become known as the Bill of Rights
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Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation
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Britain seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies
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11th Amendment - Suits against States
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George Washington publishes his Farewell Address
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France seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies
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John Adams is inaugurated as our 2nd President
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XYZ AFFAIR
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Alien and Sedition Acts passed
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George Washington dies in his Virginia home, Mount Vernon
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Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr receive the same number of electoral votes for President, causing Congress to eventually pass the 12th amendment
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Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court system
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Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated the third President of the United States
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Marbury v. Madison tried before the Supreme Court, establishing judicial review
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Thomas Jefferson approves the purchase of Louisiana
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12th Amendment - Election of President and Vice President
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Federalist leader, Alexander Hamilton, killed in a duel with Republican, Aaron Burr
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis to explore the American west
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Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean
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Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis
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Zebulon Pike views a mountain peak rising above the Colorado plains, which becomes known as "Pikes Peak"
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Thomas Jefferson persuaded Congress to pass the Embargo Act
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Congress passes the Nonintercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act
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James Madison wins the election and becomes our fourth President
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The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812
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-Battle of Lake Erie
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Joseph Smith is killed, Mormons choose Brigham Young as their leader
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Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico
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Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo
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Texans declare independence from Mexico
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Brigham Young moves the Mormons from Illinois to Utah for safety
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Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President
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The "forty-niners" make the long journey to California in search of gold
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed, ending the Mexican War, and forcing Mexico to cede California and New Mexico to the United States
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US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon
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Fighting at Rio Grande sparks beginning of Mexican War
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President Polk orders troops into disputed area along Rio Grande
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John Sutter strikes gold at his sawmill on the American River in California
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Missouri Compromise
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California is admitted to the Union as a free state
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The Gadsden Purchase is made, with the US paying Mexico $10 million for a strip of land to finish building a railroad
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Bleeding Kansas
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Dred Scott Decision
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
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John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, Virginia
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Secession of South Carolina
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States
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Firing on Fort Sumter
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Virginia joins the Confederacy
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Battle of Bull Run of First Manassas (
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Battle of Murfreesboro
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Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
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Battle of Shiloh
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Jackson's Valley Campaign
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Second Manassas
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Battle of Antietam
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Battle of Chaplin Hills
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Battle of Fredericksburg
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Battle of Chancellorsville
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Siege of Vicksburg
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General Order 143
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13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery
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14th Amendment - Rights of Citizens
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15th Amendment - Voting Rights
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16th Amendment - The Income Tax
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17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators
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18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
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19th Amendment - Women's Suffrage
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20th Amendment - Presidential Terms; Sessions of Congress
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21st Amendment - Repeal of 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
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22nd Amendment - Limit on number of President's Terms
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23rd Amendment - Presidential Electors for District of Columbia
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24th Amendment - Abolition of Poll Tax in National Elections
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25th Amendment - Presidential Succession and Disability
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26th Amendment - Voting Age
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27th Amendment - Congressional Pay Increase
