American Revolution to the Civil War (1776-1861)

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

"Signing of the Declaration of Independence." Image. Corel. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

American Revolution to the Civil War

Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Apr 12, 1861

Treaty of Alliance

Feb 6, 1778

"Benjamin Franklin received at court of France." Image. Library of Congress. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

Articles of Confederation

Mar 1, 1781

"First page of the Articles of Confederation." Image. National Archives. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 28 Oct. 2013.

First President of the United States

Apr 30, 1789

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Portrait_of_George_Washington.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington&h=248&w=203&sz=1&tbnid=ujAgY7gXU7Bw9M:&tbnh=186&tbnw=152&zoom=1&usg=__z7no_NDb8MImtKVVZSM2PFPOgqk=&docid=0eDprMvBFKnmJM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=UjnnUtvLKYO8oQTusICQBw&ved=0CJUBEPwdMAw

Steamboat Invented

Aug 26, 1791

http://vulpeslibris.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/riverboat-the-evolution-of-a-television-series-and-the-steamboat-era-both-by-s-l-kotar-and-j-e-gessler/

Cotton Gin

Jan 9, 1794

http://www.eliwhitney.org/museum/eli-whitney/cotton-gin

Slave Trade Act

Mar 22, 1794

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/Transatlantic.htm

Industrial Revolution

Jul 6, 1799

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_Louisiana_Purchase_states.png

Texas Annexation

Feb 28, 1845

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Texas

Seneca Falls Convention

Jul 19, 1848

http://www.npg.si.edu/col/seneca/senfalls1.htm

Fugitive Slave Act

Sep 18, 1850

http://lv-staff.francisparker.org/mongdean/UGGR/pages/fugitive_slave_act.htm

Second Nation Women's Rights Convention

Oct 15, 1851

http://www.barnhardt.biz/the-one-about/the-one-about-womens-suffrage/

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20, 1852

http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/phpworx/index.php?cmd=catalog-product-category&product_category_id=2

Start of the Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

http://quintessentialruminations.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/commemorating-the-american-civil-war-and-lamenting-its-futility/