Great Timeline about America By TheRagingWalrus Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1607 Period 1 (1491-1607) Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1848 Period 4 Jul 4, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Oct 28, 1820 Missouri Compromise Oct 28, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Ends the Mexican-American War Period: Jan 1, 1890 to Jan 1, 1945 Period 7 Jul 1, 1893 Overthrow of Hawaii Feb 15, 1898 Sinking of the Maine Mar 7, 1900 Boxer Rebellion Mar 7, 1901 The Platt Amendment Mar 7, 1901 Mckinley Shot Period: Mar 7, 1901 to Mar 7, 1917 The Progressive Era Mar 7, 1904 Russo Japanese War Mar 7, 1905 Portsmouth Conference (End of Russo-Japanese War) Mar 7, 1908 Gentleman's Agreement Mar 7, 1908 Root-Takahira Agreement Mar 7, 1914 Completion of Panama Canal Mar 7, 1914 Tampico Incident Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War I May 7, 1915 Lusitania Crisis Mar 8, 1916 Woodrow Wilson Re-elected Mar 1, 1917 Zimmermann Telegram Mar 8, 1917 Russian Revolution Mar 8, 1917 Espianage Act Apr 8, 1917 Declaration of war against Germany Mar 8, 1918 The Sedition Act Mar 8, 1919 Schenk vs. United States