Major Events in American History By daniel77885@juliancharterschool.org Period: Jan 1, 1776 to Dec 1, 1900 Major Events in American History Jul 4, 1776 The signing of the Decleration of Independence Nov 15, 1777 Articals of confederation Feb 27, 1782 British Parliment votes against further war in America Jan 14, 1784 End of Revolutinary War Jan 1, 1789 George Washington becomes President Dec 6, 1791 Bill of Rights is Ratified Dec 6, 1797 John Adams becomes president Dec 6, 1800 Library of Congress is founded Dec 6, 1801 Thomas Jeferson becomes President Dec 6, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty Dec 6, 1804 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore the Louisiana Territory Dec 6, 1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves Dec 6, 1809 James Madison becomes President Dec 6, 1812 War of 1812 begins Dec 6, 1817 James Monroe becomes President Dec 6, 1825 John Quincy Adams becomes President Dec 6, 1829 Andrew Jackson becomes President Dec 6, 1830 Indian Removal Act Dec 6, 1835 Texas War for Independence begins Dec 6, 1838 The Trail of Tears Dec 6, 1841 William Henry Harrison becomes President Dec 6, 1841 John Tyler becomes President Dec 6, 1845 James Knox Polk becomes President Dec 6, 1846 Mexican-American War Dec 6, 1849 Zachary Taylor becomes President Dec 6, 1850 Millard Fillmore becomes President Dec 6, 1853 Franklin Pierce becomes President Dec 6, 1857 James Buchanan becomes President Dec 6, 1861 Abraham Lincoln becomes President Dec 6, 1861 Civil War Begins Dec 6, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Dec 6, 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassinated Dec 6, 1865 Andrew Johnson Becomes President Dec 6, 1869 Ulysses Simpson Grant becomes president Dec 6, 1877 Rutherford Birchard Hayes becomes president Dec 6, 1881 James Abram Garfield becomes President Dec 6, 1881 Chester Alan Arthur becomes President Dec 6, 1885 Grover Cleveland becomes President Dec 6, 1889 Benjamin Harrison becomes President Dec 6, 1893 Grover Cleveland becomes President Dec 7, 1897 William McKinley Dec 7, 1898 Spanish-American War