Timeline: U.S. History and Constitution Review

May 14, 1607

Jamestown Settled

Economic
Nov 21, 1620

Mayflower Compact Signed

Political
Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

American Revolutionary War

Conflict
Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence Declared

Political
Period: Jan 1, 1786 to Dec 31, 1787

Shay's Rebellion

Conflict
Jul 13, 1787

Northwest Ordinance Adopted

Political
Jun 21, 1788

Constitution Adopted

Political
Apr 30, 1803

Louisiana Purchase

Economic
Mar 3, 1820

Missouri Compromise Passed

Conflict
Dec 2, 1823

Monroe Doctrine Issued

Political
Period: Jul 14, 1832 to Mar 15, 1833

Nullification Crisis

Conflict
Period: Jan 1, 1838 to Dec 31, 1839

Trail of Tears

Social
Dec 29, 1845

Annexation of Texas into the Union

Economic
Period: Jul 19, 1848 to Jul 20, 1848

Seneca Falls Convention

Social
May 30, 1854

Kansas Nebraska Act Passed

Conflict
Mar 6, 1857

Dred Scott vs. Sanford Decicion

Social
Nov 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Political
Period: Apr 12, 1861 to Apr 13, 1861

Battle of Fort Sumter

Conflict
Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation Proclomation Signed

Social
Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 31, 1877

Reconstruction

Economic
Feb 4, 1887

Interstate Commerce Act Approved

Economic
May 18, 1896

Plessy vs. Ferguson Decision

Social
Period: Apr 1, 1898 to Aug 31, 1898

Spanish American War

Conflict
Period: Jun 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI

Conflict
Jan 29, 1919

Ratification of the 18th Amendment

Political
Aug 18, 1920

Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Political
Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Dec 31, 1929

Harlem Renaissance

Social
Oct 24, 1929

Stock Market Crash

Economic
Dec 5, 1933

Ratification of the 21st Amendment

Political
Aug 31, 1935

Neutrality Act Signed

Conflict
Jun 25, 1938

Food & Drug Act Passed

Economic
Dec 7, 1941

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Conflict
Mar 12, 1947

Truman Doctrine Passed

Conflict
Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953

Korean War

Conflict
May 17, 1954

Brown vs. Board of Education Decision

Social
Period: Nov 1, 1955 to Apr 30, 1975

Vietnam War

Conflict
Period: Dec 1, 1955 to Dec 20, 1956

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Social
Period: Apr 17, 1961 to Apr 19, 1961

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Conflict
Period: Oct 14, 1962 to Oct 28, 1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

Conflict
Jul 2, 1964

Civil Rights Act Enacted

Social
Aug 10, 1964

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Enacted

Conflict
Jan 30, 1968

Tet Offensive

Conflict
Period: Jun 17, 1972 to Aug 9, 1974

Watergate Scandal

Political
Jan 22, 1973

Roe vs. Wade Decision

Social
Dec 25, 1991

Fall of the Soviet Union

Conflict
Dec 8, 1993

NAFTA Signed into Law

Economic
Dec 19, 1998

President Bill Clinton Impeached from Office

Political
Jan 20, 2001

George W. Bush Elected President

Political
Sep 11, 2001

9/11 Attacks

Conflict
Jan 8, 2002

No Child Left Behind Signed

Social
Nov 4, 2008

Barack Obama Elected President

Political

Jamestown Settled

Mayflower Compact Signed

American Revolutionary War

Declaration of Independence Declared

Shay's Rebellion

Northwest Ordinance Adopted

Constitution Adopted

Louisiana Purchase

Missouri Compromise Passed

Monroe Doctrine Issued

Nullification Crisis

Trail of Tears

Annexation of Texas into the Union

Seneca Falls Convention

Kansas Nebraska Act Passed

Dred Scott vs. Sanford Decicion

Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Battle of Fort Sumter

Emancipation Proclomation Signed

Reconstruction

Interstate Commerce Act Approved

Plessy vs. Ferguson Decision

Spanish American War

WWI

Ratification of the 18th Amendment

Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Harlem Renaissance

Stock Market Crash

Ratification of the 21st Amendment

Neutrality Act Signed

Food & Drug Act Passed

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Truman Doctrine Passed

Korean War

Brown vs. Board of Education Decision

Vietnam War

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Cuban Missile Crisis

Civil Rights Act Enacted

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Enacted

Tet Offensive

Watergate Scandal

Roe vs. Wade Decision

Fall of the Soviet Union

NAFTA Signed into Law

President Bill Clinton Impeached from Office

George W. Bush Elected President

9/11 Attacks

No Child Left Behind Signed

Barack Obama Elected President