History By Colin Gillis Period: 1600 to 1870 History Project Timeline 1607 English Settle Jamestown 1620 Mayflower Compact/Plymouth Colony 1754 French and Indian War 1765 Stamp Act 1774 1st Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Start of the United States Revolution 1776 Declaration of Independence 1783 The Treaty of Paris 1787 The United States Constitution 1791 Bill of Rights 1803 Louisiana Purchase 1805 Lewis and Clark Reach the Pacific Ocean 1807 Robert Fulton Builds the First Successful Steamboat 1812 The War of 1812 1820 Missouri Compromise 1831 Mohawk and Hudson Railroad 1846 US Declares War on Mexico 1861 Battle of Bull Run 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1865 Robert E Lee Surrenders
