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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 east indies
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Nov 8, 1519
herando cortes caps. Tenochtitlan
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Virginia found 1607
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massachusetts founded
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New Hampshire 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 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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penn. founded
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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
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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 idian war begins
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french troops defeat general braddock
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quebec surrenders to the british
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british troops take montreal ending the war
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treaty of paris ending french and indian war
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sugar act 1764
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stamp act
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townshend acts
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Father Junipero Serra builds first mission at San Diego
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boston massacre
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tea act
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bostan tea party
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intolerable acts
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first continental congrees convenes in philadelpia
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the shot heard around the world in lexington
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second continental congress meets in philidelphia
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battle of bunker hill
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american troops seize 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 the declaration of independence
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british troops surrender at saratoga
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Benedict arnold turns traitor to the american cause
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american troops cap. kings mountain
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articles of confederation written
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artices 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 ordinance of 1785
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sheys rebellion
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northwest ordinance
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constitutional convention opens on philadelphia
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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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constitution 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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Citizens of Philadelphia celebrate the ratification of the US Constitution with a festival
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George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City
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Congress creates the first five executive departments
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-Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court system
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The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille
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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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Britain seizes American ships trading in the French West Indies
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Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation
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The Whiskey Rebellion
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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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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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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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12th Amendment - Election of President and Vice President
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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 persuades Congress to pass the Embargo Act
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James Madison wins the election and becomes our fourth President
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Congress passes the Nonintercourse Act to replace the Embargo Act
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President Madison asks Congress to declare war on Britain
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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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Britain defeats France in the war in Europe
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British troops capture Washington, DC
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Battle of New Orleans
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Treaty of Ghent signed
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US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon
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and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon
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Missouri Compromise
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Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas
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William Becknell leads group of traders from Missouri to New Mexico
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Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas
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Nat Turner's Rebellion
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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico
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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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Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo
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Texans declare independence from Mexico
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Texans declare independence from Mexico
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Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston
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Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President
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Compromise of 1850
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin
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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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Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States
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Secession of South Carolina
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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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jackson valley campaign
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battle of shiloh
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second manassas
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battle of antietam
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-Emancipation Proclamation
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battle of chaplin hills
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battle of fredericksburg
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battle of murfeesboro
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Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
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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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battle of gettysburg
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gettysburg adress
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reelection of lincoln
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overland campaign
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atlanta campaign
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siege of petersburg june 1864-apr.1865
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march to the sea
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lee's army surrinders at appomattox courthouse
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lincoln is assassinated
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joseph johnston's army surrenders
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14th Amendment - Rights of Citizens
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13th Amendment - Abolition of Slavery
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The Income Tax feb 3 1913
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17th Amendment - Direct Election of Senators
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18th Amendment - Prohibition of Alcoholic Beverages
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Amendment - Women's Suffrage aug 18 1920
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20th Amendment - Presidential Terms; Sessions of Congress jan 23 1933
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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 jan 23 1964
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25th Amendment - Presidential Succession and Disability feb 11 1967
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26th Amendment - Voting Age july 1 1971
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27th Amendment - Congressional Pay Increase
