Exploration through the US constitution By meghan.horrell Aug 1, 1492 Columbus sets sail to find a route to the East Indies Nov 18, 1519 Hernando Cortes captures Tenochtitlan, beginning the fall of the Aztec Empire Jan 1, 1607 Virginia founded Jan 1, 1620 Massachusetts founded Jan 1, 1622 New Hampshire founded Jan 1, 1624 New York founded Jan 1, 1632 Marlyland founded Jan 1, 1636 Connecticut founded Jan 1, 1636 Rhode Island founded Jan 1, 1638 Delaware founded Jan 1, 1663 The Carolinas founded Jan 1, 1664 New Jersey founded Jan 1, 1682 Pennsylvania founded Jan 1, 1712 The Carolinas split into North and South Carolinas Jan 1, 1732 Georgia founded Apr 1, 1754 French and Indian war begins at Battle of Fort Necesessity Jan 1, 1755 French troops defeat general Braddock Mar 4, 1759 The 11th amendment is passed (suits against states Sep 18, 1759 Quebec surrenders to the British Jan 1, 1760 British troops take Montreal, ending the French and Indian war fighting in North America Jan 1, 1762 Treaty of Paris is signed between Britian and France, ending the French and Indian war Jan 1, 1764 Sugar Act Jan 1, 1765 Stamp act May 1, 1767 Townshend acts Jan 1, 1769 Father Junipero Serra builds first mission at San Diego Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Nov 1, 1773 Boston tea party Jan 1, 1774 Intolerable acts Jun 1, 1774 First Continental congress convenes in Philadelphia Apr 19, 1775 " The shot heard around the world" is fired in Lexington May 10, 1775 Second Continental congress meets in Philadelphia Jun 16, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill Nov 1, 1775 American troops seize Montreal Dec 31, 1775 American troops fail to take Quebec Jun 1, 1776 Thomas Paine writes Common Sense Jul 4, 1776 Continental Congress accepts the Declaration of Independence Jan 1, 1777 Articles of Confederation are written Oct 17, 1777 British troops surrender at Saratoga Sep 1, 1780 Benedict Arnold turns traitor to the American cause Oct 7, 1780 American troops King's mountain Jan 1, 1781 Articles of confereration go into effect Oct 19, 1781 British troops surrender at Yorktown Apr 15, 1783 Treaty of Paris is ratified by Congress, ending the Revolutionary war Jan 1, 1785 Land Ordience of 1785 Jan 1, 1786 Shays rebellion Jan 1, 1787 Northwest ordinance May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia Sep 17, 1787 Constitution approved by Constitutional Convention Jan 1, 1789 -Congress creates the first five executive departments Jan 1, 1789 -Congress passes the Judiciary Act to organize the federal court system Apr 30, 1789 George Washington is inaugurated as our 1st President in New York City Jul 14, 1789 The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille Jan 1, 1791 Congress creates the first Bank of the United States Jan 1, 1793 The French Revolution begins when an angry mob storms the Bastille Jan 1, 1794 The Whiskey Rebellion Dec 9, 1803 Amendment 12 electiom of president and vice president Aug 1, 1812 The American ship, the Constitution, battles the British ship, Guerriere, in the north Atlantic near the beginning of the War of 1812 Sep 1, 1813 Battle of Lake Erie Jan 1, 1814 Britain defeats France in the war in Europe Jan 1, 1814 Battle of New Orleans Jan 1, 1814 Battle of Horseshoe Bend Jun 1, 1814 British troops capture Washington, DC Dec 24, 1814 Treaty of Ghent signed Jan 1, 1818 US and Britain reach agreement to jointly occupy Oregon Jan 1, 1820 Missouri Compromise Jan 1, 1821 Stephen Austin is given a land grant and leads settlers into Texas Jan 1, 1821 William Becknell leads group of traders from Missouri to New Mexico Jan 1, 1831 Nat Turner's Rebellion Feb 23, 1836 Mexican troops begin a siege of the Alamo Mar 2, 1836 Texans declare independence from Mexico Apr 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto is won by Sam Houston Jan 1, 1844 Manifest Destiny plays important role in election of James K Polk as President Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Jan 1, 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin Jan 1, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act Jan 1, 1856 -"Bleeding Kansas" Jan 1, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Jan 1, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Jan 1, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates Jan 1, 1858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates Jan 1, 1859 John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, Virginia Jan 1, 1859 John Brown's Raid of Harpers Ferry, Virginia Nov 1, 1860 Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States Dec 20, 1860 Secession of South Carolina Apr 4, 1861 Virginia joins the Confederacy Apr 12, 1861 Firing on Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 Battle of Bull Run of First Manassas Feb 6, 1862 Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson Mar 1, 1862 Jackson's Valley Campaign Apr 6, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Aug 28, 1862 Second Manassas Sep 22, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation May 22, 1863 General Order 143 Dec 6, 1865 Amendnment 13 abolition of slavery Jul 9, 1868 Amendment 14 rigths of citizens Feb 2, 1870 Amendment 15 voting rights Feb 3, 1913 Amendment 16 The Income tax Apr 8, 1913 Amendment 17 Direct election of senators Jan 16, 1919 Amendment 18 Prohibitation of Alcoholic Beverages Aug 18, 1920 Amendment 19 womens sufferage Jan 23, 1933 Amendment 20 Presidential terms: sessions of congress
