Civil War By alexandra45 Period: Jan 1, 1760 to Jan 1, 1840 Industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1776 Declaration of Independance Period: Jan 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1783 American Revolution Period: Jan 1, 1783 to Jan 1, 1787 Articles of Confederation Jan 1, 1787 Constitutional Convention Jan 1, 1787 3/5 Compromise Period: Jan 1, 1787 to Jan 1, 1860 Declaration of Independance to Declaration of War Sep 1, 1787 Constitution Sep 1, 1789 Bill of Rights Jan 1, 1793 Cotton Gin Jan 1, 1803 Louisiana Purchase May 23, 1815 Nationalism Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Jan 1, 1830 Indian Removal Act Aug 1, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion Jan 1, 1832 Doctrine of Nullification Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican-American War Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1860 Underground Railroad (peak years) Sep 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin Jan 1, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Jan 1, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Oct 1, 1859 John Brown's Raid May 23, 1860 State's Rights (secession of the states) Nov 1, 1860 Election of 1860 Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 1865 Civil War