CIVIL WAR By 10343 Period: May 15, 1760 to May 15, 1840 Industrial Revolution Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783 Revolutionary War Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Period: Mar 1, 1781 to Mar 4, 1789 Articles of Confederation May 20, 1787 3/5 Compromise Sep 17, 1787 Constitution Sep 17, 1787 Constitutional Convention Dec 15, 1791 Bill of Rights May 15, 1794 Cotton Gin Period: May 15, 1798 to Aug 15, 1861 Doctrine of Nullification May 20, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Period: May 20, 1812 to May 20, 1850 Nationalism May 20, 1820 Missouri Compromise May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Aug 22, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion Period: May 20, 1846 to May 20, 1848 Mexican-American War Period: Aug 26, 1850 to Oct 12, 1860 Underground Railroad Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin May 20, 1852 States' Rights May 15, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 15, 1857 Dred Scott Decision May 15, 1859 John Brown's Raid Jan 15, 1860 Election of 1860