Timeline Project Trent Dyal By tdyalgwd51 1215 King John signed Magna Carta 1628 King Charles signed Petition of Right 1642 Extended conflict between Charles and Parliament erupted into civil war 1685 Renewed conflict and rebellion between the Crown and Parliament 1689 English Bill of Rights passed 1764 Sugar Act was signed to raise revenue for colonies 1765 Stamp Act was signed to tax paper goods and legal documents 1770 Boston Massacre where British soldiers fired into a crowd and killed 5 colonists 1773 Boston Tea Party where people dumped British Tea into the harbor 1774 Intolerable Acts were signed as a response to the Boston Tea Party and colonial resistance to Britain 1787 Northwest Ordinance was signed to establish the Northwest territory 1789 Federalist paper Gazette of the US published 1789 Judiciary Act created three tiers including the Direct, Circuit, and Supreme court 1789 Establishment Clause was created so that the government cannot take actions that create an official religion or support one over another 1791 First 10 amendments were added to the constitution to get the Antifederalists to approve 1791 Whigs countered with national gazette 1791 Free Exercise Clause was created so that each citizen is guaranteed the right to hold any religious belief they choose 1795 11th amendment was created to prevent citizens of one state from suing another state 1798 Doctrine of nullification made it where they could nullify national laws that they believed contradicted state interests 1804 12th amendment was added to give the President the power to choose Vice President 1819 McCulloch vs. Maryland made it where you can't tax national bank 1824 Democrats and Republicans split into 2 distinct parties 1828 Spoils system was created to to give government jobs to people who support a certain party 1848 Seneca Falls Convention was called for equal voting rights, education, and property 1860 Doctrine of secession made it where states could separate themselves from the Union 1862 Morrill Act the selling of land by states to the use of colleges 1865 13th amendment was created to abolish slavery 1868 14th amendment was added to establish equal protection under the law 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was created to end Chinese immigration 1883 Pendleton Civil Service Act was created to end the spoils system and make hiring off of merit 1913 17th amendment was added to give the direct power to elect Senators 1913 16th amendment was created to give Congress authority to set federal income tax 1920 Radio became first form of electronic media 1933 New Deal expanded the government's power 1933 21st amendment was created to repeal the 18th amend. and make the consumption of alcohol legal 1942 Executive Order 9066 required that all people of Japanese decent on the West Coast to report to the internment camps 1947 National Security Council was created to coordinate national security policy 1950 TV replaced radio as most influential electronic media 1951 22nd amendment was created so the president can serve up to 10 years or two 4-year terms 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 was created to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin 1964 Great society helped eliminate poverty and social inequality 1964 24th amendment was created to abolish Poll Taxes 1966 Freedom of Info. Act was created to allow citizens to written records kept by federal agencies 1966 Freedom of Information Act was created so that the government must release certain documents to the press and public upon request 1967 25th amendment was created to set up the formal processes of presidential succession 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act was created to protect applicants and employees of 40+ from discrimination 1973 War Powers Resolution was created so the President must consult with Congress before sending troops 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act was created to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities 1994 "Contract with America" helped return power to the states 2003 Homeland Security was created to reorganize agencies already in place
