HUSH By Tragarz Jul 4, 1776 Independence Sep 17, 1787 Ratification of Constitution Apr 30, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Mar 3, 1820 Missouri Compromise Aug 22, 1831 Nat Turner Rebellion Mar 2, 1836 Texas Independence Feb 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 6, 1857 Dred Scott Decision Feb 8, 1861 South Carolina Succession May 18, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Apr 9, 1865 Civil War ends In a Virginia village called Appomattox.